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High e-vector acuity in the polarisation vision system of the fiddler crab Uca vomeris

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Title
High e-vector acuity in the polarisation vision system of the fiddler crab Uca vomeris
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Journal of Experimental Biology, May 2012
DOI 10.1242/jeb.068544
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Authors

Martin J. How, Vincenzo Pignatelli, Shelby E. Temple, N. Justin Marshall, Jan M. Hemmi

Abstract

Polarisation vision is used by a variety of species in many important tasks, including navigation and orientation (e.g. desert ant), communication and signalling (e.g. stomatopod crustaceans), and as a possible substitute for colour vision (e.g. cephalopod molluscs). Fiddler crabs are thought to possess the anatomical structures necessary to detect polarised light, and occupy environments rich in polarisation cues. Yet little is known about the capabilities of their polarisation sense. A modified polarisation-only liquid crystal display and a spherical rotating treadmill were combined to test the responses of fiddler crabs to moving polarisation stimuli. The species Uca vomeris was found to be highly sensitive to polarised light and detected stimuli differing in e-vector angle by as little as 3.2 deg. This represents the most acute behavioural sensitivity to polarised light yet measured for a crustacean. The occurrence of null points in their discrimination curve indicates that this species employs an orthogonal (horizontal/vertical) receptor array for the detection of polarised light.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 3 4%
Japan 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Austria 1 1%
Unknown 70 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 25%
Researcher 15 20%
Student > Bachelor 10 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 7%
Student > Master 5 7%
Other 7 9%
Unknown 15 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 37 49%
Neuroscience 7 9%
Environmental Science 4 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 3%
Psychology 2 3%
Other 9 12%
Unknown 15 20%
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