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Ultraviolet Vision in Birds
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Is the ultraviolet waveband a special communication channel in avian mate choice?
TLDR
It is suggested to consider the role of the UV waveband in avian mate choice in conjunction with the rest of the avian visible spectrum because female zebra finches show the greatest response to the removal of longer wavelengths.
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Avian colour vision and avian video playback experiments
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The problems of faithful colour rendition are particularly severe with video, and the major benefits that the technology brings will only be realised under a limited range of circumstances, with careful validation experiments.
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Ultraviolet cues affect the foraging behaviour of blue tits
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Behavioural experiments using wild–caught blue tits foraging for cabbage moth and winter moth caterpillars found that the blue tits tended to find the first prey item more quickly when UV cues were present, suggesting that UV vision offers benefits to birds when searching for cryptic prey, despite the prey and backgrounds reflecting relatively little UV.
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Ultraviolet vision and mate choice in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
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These are the first data showing that UV is used by any fish species in mate selection in both female and male guppies, and indicate that UV wavelengths are probably being used for color discrimination rather than for detecting differences in brightness.
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Mechanisms underlying the failure of an attempt to eradicate the invasive Asian musk shrew Suncus murinus from an island nature reserve
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Does Lepidopteran Larval Crypsis Extend into the Ultraviolet?
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Spectral irradiance and foraging efficiency in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata
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Ultraviolet dermal reflexion and mate choice in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata
TLDR
Male guppies with high and low UV reflexion, but similar human-visible coloration and area of coloration, were paired for use in mate choice experiments and showed no preference for either high or low UV Reflexion.
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The effects of the light environment on prey choice by zebra finches.
TLDR
The removal of long-wavelength information had a greater influence than the removal of shorter wavelengths, including ultraviolet wavelengths for this foraging task, which has important implications for predator-prey interactions and suggest that future studies of natural foraging should consider variations in the light environment.
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