Polarization vision can improve object detection in turbid waters by cuttlefish

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-85

  Cartron, Lelia ^a   Josef, Noam ^b   Lerner, Amit ^b   McCusker, Steven D ^b   Darmaillacq, Anne Sophie ^a   Dickel, Ludovic ^a   Shashar, Nadav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Optical depth; Polarized light; Sepia; Target detection

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FISH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT EFFECT; POLARIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TURBIDITY;

CEPHALOPODA; SEPIA; SEPIA PHARAONIS; SEPIA PRASHADI; SEPIIDAE;

EID: 84882598273     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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