Polarized light vision in the eye of the desert locust,Schistocerca gregaria - An electrophysiological and histological approach

Several studies strongly imply that the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is able to use polarized light patterns in the sky for orientation tasks. A specialized region in its compound eye (DRA) contains photoreceptor cells which are morphologically adapted for the detection of polarized light....

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Main Author:	Schmeling, Fabian
Contributors:	Homberg, Uwe, (Prof. Dr.) (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Doctoral Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2015
Subjects:	electrophysiology Elektrophysiologie Orientierung Photorezeptor axon Axon dorsal rim area polarisiertes Licht Biowissenschaften, Biologie Komplexauge dorsale Randregion Wüstenheuschrecke Life sciences
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