Immunocytochemical localization of amines and GABA in the optic lobe of the butterfly, Papilio xuthus.

Butterflies have sophisticated color vision. While the spectral organization of the compound eye has been well characterized in the Japanese yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus, neural mechanisms underlying its color vision are largely unexplored. Towards a better understanding of signal pr...

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Main Authors: Yoshitaka Hamanaka, Michiyo Kinoshita, Uwe Homberg, Kentaro Arikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402530?pdf=render