Built-in polarizers form part of a compass organ in spiders
Warrant, E. J. ; Blest, A. D. ; Land, M. F. ; O'Carroll, D. C. ; Dacke, M. ; Nilsson, D.-E.
[s.l.] : Macmillian Magazines Ltd.
Published 1999
[s.l.] : Macmillian Magazines Ltd.
Published 1999
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1476-4687
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Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
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Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
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[Auszug] Some insects and vertebrates use the pattern of polarized light in the sky as an optical compass. Only a small section of clear sky needs to be visible for bees and ants to obtain a compass bearing for accurate navigation. The receptors involved in the polarization compass are confined to a ...
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