… Studying the evolutionary ecology of insect color vision should be rewardingfor two main
reasons. The first is realization of the enormous diversity ofvisual conditions in which insects …

… How insects including Drosophila perceive color we cannot know. However, we can … of
insects in behavioral experiments, and we can refer to their color vision and presented color …

… , we review insect behaviors involving “true color vision” and “… We include examples of
high-order color vision, such as color … neuronal correlates of color vision and innate spectral …

… Most of what we know about color vision in insects is based on studies in bees (honeybees
and … Recent studies show how insects have reduced, enhanced or adjusted their color vision …

… types of explanation for color vision in contemporary visual … what color is, that is, about the
ontology of color. As we shall see, those who favor objectivism about color, the view that colors …

… physiology, and visual ecology of insects. Based on an overview of the current … of insect
photoreceptors, covering 221 species in 13 insect orders, we discuss the evolution of color vision …

… It is generally assumed that insects have color vision because many insects forage on
colorful flowers or have colorful bodies (eg, Allen, 1879). However, insects may not see colors in …

… Abstract Many insect species have darkly coloured eyes, but … , and the implications for
insect colour vision. The screening … Most insect eyes contain black screening pigments which …

Many of the subtleties in the evolutionary tuning of sensory systems still escape us. Insect
color vision is a typical case. While we know much about its mechanisms, the abundant …

… In this article, I aim to introduce the genetic basis of the color … possess color vision, which
increases the ability to recognize environments and organisms. Evolution of animal vision is …