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Document " Night sky orientation with diurnal and nocturnal eyes: dim-light adaptations are critical when the moon is out of sight "
Type de document : |
Articles de revue scientifique |
Thème du document : |
Nuit naturelle - Sens et orientation du vivant |
Groupe biologique : |
Invertébrés terrestres |
Auteur(s) : |
SMOLK J.
BAIRD E.
EL JUNDI B.
REBER T.
BYRNE M.J.
DACKE M.
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Date de publication : |
Janvier 2016 |
Langue : |
English/Anglais |
Nom du périodique : |
Animal behaviour |
Précisions : |
Volume 111. Pages 127–146 |
Lien contenu/source : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S... |
DOI : |
10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.10.005 |
Mots-clefs : |
Dung beetle
Insect
Milky Way
Nocturnal adaptation
Polarized moonlight
Sky compass
Straight-line orientation
Vision
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Citation courte : |
Smolk et al. (2016) |
Citation complète (format NuitFrance) : |
SMOLK J., BAIRD E., EL JUNDI B., REBER T., BYRNE M.J. & DACKE M. (2016). Night sky orientation with diurnal and nocturnal eyes: dim-light adaptations are critical when the moon is out of sight. Animal behaviour. Volume 111. Pages 127–146. |
Résumé du document : |
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The visual systems of many animals feature energetically costly specializations to enable them to function in dim light. It is often unclear, however, how large the behavioural benefit of these specializations is, because a direct comparison in a behaviourally relevant task between closely related day- and night-active species is not usually possible. Here we compared the orientation performance of diurnal and nocturnal species of dung beetles, Scarabaeus (Kheper) lamarcki and Scarabaeus satyrus, respectively, attempting to roll dung balls along straight paths both during the day and at night. Using video tracking, we quantified the straightness of paths and the repeatability of roll bearings as beetles exited a flat arena in their natural habitat or under controlled conditions indoors. Both species oriented equally well when either the moon or an artificial point light source was available, but when the view of the moon was blocked and only wide-field cues such as the lunar polarization pattern or the stars were available for orientation, nocturnal beetles were oriented substantially better. We found no evidence that ball-rolling speed changed with light level, which suggests little or no temporal summation in the visual system. Finally, we found that both diurnal and nocturnal beetles tended to choose bearings that led them towards a bright light source, but away from a dim one. Our results show that even diurnal insects, at least those with superposition eyes, could orient by the light of the moon, but that dim-light adaptations are needed for precise orientation when the moon is not visible.
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Saisie sur NuitFrance par : |
Rosor |
Saisie sur NuitFrance en : |
Juillet 2016 |
Identifiant NuitFrance : |
NF-BIBLI-1581 |
Permalien de la fiche NuitFrance : |
http://www.nuitfrance.fr/?page=donneesdoc&partie=fiche-bibliographique&id_doc=1581 |
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