Knüttel, Helge 
and Lunau, Klaus
(1997)
Farbige Augen bei Insekten.
Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie 11, pp. 587-590.
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Abstract
Conspicuous, bright colorations of insect compound eyes may be caused by two different mechanisms resulting in different functions: 1) A thin layer of bright, light scattering pigment inside the pigment cells bordering cornea and crystalline cones may determine the eye’s outer appearance when seen through the transparent dioptric apparatus. The insect’s vision is not influenced by this phenomenon ...
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| Item type: | Article |
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| Date: | 1997 |
| Institutions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie Central Institutions > University Library |
| Keywords: | compound eye, interference filter, cornea, pigment, color pattern, visual signals |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed |
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes |
| Item ID: | 2080 |
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