Color vision is widespread among insects but varies among species, depending on the
spectral sensitivities and interplay of the participating photoreceptors. The spectral sensitivity …

The visual displays of animals and plants are often colourful, and colour vision allows
animals to respond to these signals as they forage for food, choose mates and so-forth. This …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Color vision in insects is determined by signaling cascades, central to which are opsin
proteins, resulting in sensitivity to light at different wavelengths. In certain insect groups …

Most taxonomists agree on the need to adapt current classifications to recognize
monophyletic units. However, delineations between higher taxonomic units can be based on …

The visual pigments known as opsins are the primary molecular basis for colour vision in
animals. Insects are among the most diverse of animal groups and their visual systems …

Mimetic wing coloration evolves in butterflies in the context of predator confusion. Unless
butterfly eyes have adaptations for discriminating mimetic color variation, mimicry also …

The eyes of butterflies are remarkable, because they are nearly as diverse as the colors of
wings. Much of eye diversity can be traced to alterations in the number, spectral properties …

The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is well known for its intimate association with
milkweed plants and its incredible multi-generational trans-continental migrations. However …

In true color vision, animals discriminate between light wavelengths, regardless of intensity,
using at least two photoreceptors with different spectral sensitivity peaks. Heliconius …