Eye structure, activity rhythms and visually-driven behavior are tuned to visual niche in ants

Insects have evolved physiological adaptations and behavioural strategies that allow them to cope with a broad spectrum of environmental challenges and contribute to their evolutionary success. Visual performance plays a key role in this success. Correlates between life style and eye organization ha...

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Main Authors: Ayse eYilmaz, Volkan eAksoy, Yilmaz eCamlitepe, Martin eGiurfa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00205/full