Polarisation Vision: Beetles See Circularly Polarised Light.
Author
Summary, in English
It has long been known that the iridescent cuticle of many scarab beetles reflects circularly polarised light. It now turns out that scarabs can also see this light, potentially using it as a covert visual signal.
Department/s
Publishing year
2010
Language
English
Pages
610-612
Publication/Series
Current Biology
Volume
20
Issue
14
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Zoology
Status
Published
Research group
- Lund Vision Group
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1879-0445