An environmental approach to positive emotion: Flowers
J Haviland-Jones, HH Rosario… - Evolutionary …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
For more than 5000 years, people have cultivated flowers although there is no known
reward for this costly behavior. In three different studies we show that flowers are a powerful …
reward for this costly behavior. In three different studies we show that flowers are a powerful …
An anaerobic mitochondrion that produces hydrogen
B Boxma, RM de Graaf, GWM van der Staay… - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
Hydrogenosomes are organelles that produce ATP and hydrogen, and are found in various
unrelated eukaryotes, such as anaerobic flagellates, chytridiomycete fungi and ciliates …
unrelated eukaryotes, such as anaerobic flagellates, chytridiomycete fungi and ciliates …
Disruptive coloration, crypsis and edge detection in early visual processing
M Stevens, IC Cuthill - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many animals use concealing markings to reduce the risk of predation. These include
background pattern matching (crypsis), where the coloration matches a random sample of …
background pattern matching (crypsis), where the coloration matches a random sample of …
Camouflage and visual perception
How does an animal conceal itself from visual detection by other animals? This review
paper seeks to identify general principles that may apply in this broad area. It considers …
paper seeks to identify general principles that may apply in this broad area. It considers …
Color in complex scenes
SK Shevell, FAA Kingdom - Annu. Rev. Psychol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
The appearance of an object or surface depends strongly on the light from other objects and
surfaces in view. This review focuses on color in complex scenes, which have regions of …
surfaces in view. This review focuses on color in complex scenes, which have regions of …
Detection of fruit and the selection of primate visual pigments for color vision
Primates have X chromosome genes for cone photopigments with sensitivity maxima from
535 to 562 nm. Old World monkeys and apes (catarrhines) and the New World (platyrrhine) …
535 to 562 nm. Old World monkeys and apes (catarrhines) and the New World (platyrrhine) …
Visual discomfort and natural image statistics
I Juricevic, L Land, A Wilkins, MA Webster - Perception, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Images with excessive energy at medium spatial frequencies (Fernandez and Wilkins, 2008
Perception 37 1098–1113), or that have high color contrast and little or no luminance …
Perception 37 1098–1113), or that have high color contrast and little or no luminance …
WaveMix: A resource-efficient neural network for image analysis
We propose WaveMix--a novel neural architecture for computer vision that is resource-
efficient yet generalizable and scalable. WaveMix networks achieve comparable or better …
efficient yet generalizable and scalable. WaveMix networks achieve comparable or better …
A horizontal bias in human visual processing of orientation and its correspondence to the structural components of natural scenes
BC Hansen, EA Essock - Journal of vision, 2004 - jov.arvojournals.org
Many encoding mechanisms and processing strategies in the visual system appear to have
evolved to better process the prevalent content in the visual world. Here we examine the …
evolved to better process the prevalent content in the visual world. Here we examine the …
A simple method for measuring colour in wild animals: validation and use on chest patch colour in geladas (Theropithecus gelada)
TJ Bergman, JC Beehner - Biological Journal of the Linnean …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Adaptive hypotheses about colour variation are widespread in behavioural ecology, and
several methods of objective colour assessment have been proposed and validated for use …
several methods of objective colour assessment have been proposed and validated for use …