Vision: two plus four equals six

Ellis R Loew

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.025

Vision: two plus four equals six

Curr Biol. 2014 Aug 18;24(16):R753-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.025.

Author

Ellis R Loew¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25137589
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.025

Abstract

Using two UV-sensitive visual pigments and the UV-filtering properties of four mycosporine-like amino acids, mantis shrimp create six spectrally distinct UV receptors. This is yet another example of the unique ways in which mantis shrimp have adapted to extract information from their visual world.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Decapoda / physiology*
Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / physiology*
Retinal Pigments / physiology*
Ultraviolet Rays*
Vision, Ocular / physiology*

Substances

Retinal Pigments