BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BIRD COLORATION AND AVIAN COLOR-VISION INCLUDING ULTRAVIOLET RANGE

被引:81
作者
FINGER, E
BURKHARDT, D
机构
[1] Institut für Zoologie, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg
关键词
BIRD; COLOR VISION; PLUMAGE; SPECTRAL REFLECTION; ULTRAVIOLET;
D O I
10.1016/0042-6989(94)90152-X
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Many diurnal birds possess a set of four spectrally different types of cone photoreceptor. The spectral range of vision is extended into the UV by a UV receptor. We have investigated the spectral properties of plumage colours including the UV by reflection spectroscopy. Some basic general principles of colour vision indicate that plumage colours are tuned to avian colour vision.
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页码:1509 / 1514
页数:6
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