Ultra-violet photoreceptors in the animal kingdom: their distribution and function.
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Until very recently, the role of ultra-violet (UV) colour perception in vertebrate and invertebrate vision has largely been ignored. However, in the past few years, a host of detailed information has become available on the widespread distribution of UV receptors in different species - from insects to mammals - and the important functions they seem to play in navigation, foraging, intraspecies communication and the control of circadian rhythms.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Trends in ecology & evolution
دوره 10 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995