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Tuning of photoreceptor spectral sensitivity in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Sexual communication between male and female fireflies involves the visual detection of species-specific bioluminescent signals. Firefly species vary spectrally in both their emitted light and in the sensitiv...
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Blue through UV polarization sensitivities in insects
A Signal-to-Noise optimization model has now been extended to explain the range of species-specific polarization sensitivities of insects. The different polarization sensitivities are shown to represent optimi...