The contrast sensitivity function of the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola

The detection of visual motion and its direction is a fundamental task faced by several visual systems. The motion detection system of insects has been widely studied with the majority of studies focussing on flies and bees. Here we characterize the contrast sensitivity of motion detection in the pr...

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Main Authors: Nityananda, Vivek, Tarawneh, Ghaith, Jones, Lisa, Busby, Natalie, Herbert, William, Davies, Robert, Read, Jenny C. A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510923/