Polarisation vision in ants, bees and wasps

Jochen Zeil; Willi A. Ribi; Ajay Narendra

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-54718-8_3

Polarisation vision in ants, bees and wasps

Jochen Zeil^*, Willi A. Ribi, Ajay Narendra

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We review here what is known from behavioural, anatomical and physiological studies about polarisation sensitivity in the hymenopteran insect groups of ants, wasps and bees. We briefly summarise the behavioural evidence for the use of polarised skylight in orientation and navigation, including some lesser known or less accessible older work, and then review our state of knowledge of the polarisation sensitivity and the arrangement of photoreceptors in compound eyes and in ocelli. We note in particular how little we know about the role of ocelli in polarisation vision.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Polarized light and polarization vision in animal sciences
Editors	Gábor Horváth
Place of Publication	Heidelberg ; New York ; Dordrecht ; London
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	41-60
Number of pages	20
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642547188
ISBN (Print)	9783642547171
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54718-8_3
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Springer Series in Vision Research
Publisher	Springer
Volume	2

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Polarisation vision in ants, bees and wasps. / Zeil, Jochen; Ribi, Willi A.; Narendra, Ajay.
Polarized light and polarization vision in animal sciences. ed. / Gábor Horváth. 2nd. ed. Heidelberg ; New York ; Dordrecht ; London: Springer, Springer Nature, 2014. p. 41-60 (Springer Series in Vision Research; Vol. 2).

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