Sensory ecology, receiver biases and sexual selection
During courtship, signals are sent between the sexes, and received signals contain
information that forms the basis of decision making. Much is known about signal content, but …
information that forms the basis of decision making. Much is known about signal content, but …
Visual perception and the statistical properties of natural scenes
WS Geisler - Annu. Rev. Psychol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
The environments in which we live and the tasks we must perform to survive and reproduce
have shaped the design of our perceptual systems through evolution and experience …
have shaped the design of our perceptual systems through evolution and experience …
[图书][B] Visual ecology
A comprehensive treatment of visual ecology Visual ecology is the study of how animals use
visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how …
visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how …
Comparing entire colour patterns as birds see them
JA Endler, PW MIELKE JR - Biological Journal of the Linnean …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Colour patterns and their visual backgrounds consist of a mosaic of patches that vary in
colour, brightness, size, shape and position. Most studies of crypsis, aposematism, sexual …
colour, brightness, size, shape and position. Most studies of crypsis, aposematism, sexual …
The visual ecology of avian photoreceptors
NS Hart - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2001 - Elsevier
The spectral sensitivities of avian retinal photoreceptors are examined with respect to
microspectrophotometric measurements of single cells, spectrophotometric measurements …
microspectrophotometric measurements of single cells, spectrophotometric measurements …
The distribution and nature of colour vision among the mammals.
GH Jacobs - Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical …, 1993 - europepmc.org
1. An oft-cited view, derived principally from the writings of Gordon L. Walls, is that relatively
few mammalian species have a capacity for colour vision. This review has evaluated that …
few mammalian species have a capacity for colour vision. This review has evaluated that …
The evolutionary adaptation of flower colours and the insect pollinators' colour vision
L Chittka, R Menzel - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 1992 - Springer
The evolutionary tuning between floral colouration and the colour vision of flower-visiting
Hymenoptera is quantified by evaluating the informational transfer from the signalling flower …
Hymenoptera is quantified by evaluating the informational transfer from the signalling flower …
Evolution of colour vision in mammals
GH Jacobs - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Colour vision allows animals to reliably distinguish differences in the distributions of spectral
energies reaching the eye. Although not universal, a capacity for colour vision is sufficiently …
energies reaching the eye. Although not universal, a capacity for colour vision is sufficiently …
Fruits, foliage and the evolution of primate colour vision
BC Regan, C Julliot, B Simmen… - … of the Royal …, 2001 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Primates are apparently unique amongst the mammals in possessing trichromatic colour
vision. However, not all primates are trichromatic. Amongst the haplorhine (higher) primates …
vision. However, not all primates are trichromatic. Amongst the haplorhine (higher) primates …
Snakes as agents of evolutionary change in primate brains
LA Isbell - Journal of human evolution, 2006 - Elsevier
Current hypotheses that use visually guided reaching and grasping to explain orbital
convergence, visual specialization, and brain expansion in primates are open to question …
convergence, visual specialization, and brain expansion in primates are open to question …