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| Title |
A Different Form of Color Vision in Mantis Shrimp
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.1245824 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hanne H. Thoen, Martin J. How, Tsyr-Huei Chiou, Justin Marshall |
| Abstract |
One of the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom can be found in species of stomatopod crustaceans (mantis shrimp), some of which have 12 different photoreceptor types, each sampling a narrow set of wavelengths ranging from deep ultraviolet to far red (300 to 720 nanometers). Functionally, this chromatic complexity has presented a mystery. Why use 12 color channels when three or four are sufficient for fine color discrimination? Behavioral wavelength discrimination tests (Δλ functions) in stomatopods revealed a surprisingly poor performance, ruling out color vision that makes use of the conventional color-opponent coding system. Instead, our experiments suggest that stomatopods use a previously unknown color vision system based on temporal signaling combined with scanning eye movements, enabling a type of color recognition rather than discrimination. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 271 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 37 | 14% |
| United States | 28 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 5% |
| Germany | 4 | 1% |
| Canada | 3 | 1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 18 | 7% |
| Unknown | 160 | 59% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 223 | 82% |
| Scientists | 38 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 506 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 2% |
| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| Australia | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Estonia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | <1% |
| Unknown | 476 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 104 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 100 | 20% |
| Researcher | 76 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 48 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 4% |
| Other | 87 | 17% |
| Unknown | 69 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 206 | 41% |
| Neuroscience | 41 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 27 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 22 | 4% |
| Psychology | 20 | 4% |
| Other | 104 | 21% |
| Unknown | 86 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 528. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 February 2024.
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#48,205
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Outputs from Science
#1,906
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#344
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Outputs of similar age from Science
#10
of 803 outputs
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