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"It is becoming increasingly difficult to find reviewers"-myths and facts about peer review. "越来越难找到审稿人"--关于同行评审的神话与事实。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01642-w

Günther K H Zupanc

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Views from 'crabworld': the spatial distribution of light in a tropical mudflat. 从“螃蟹世界”的视角:热带泥滩的空间光分布。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-17 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01653-7

Jochen Zeil

{"title":"Views from 'crabworld': the spatial distribution of light in a tropical mudflat.","authors":"Jochen Zeil","doi":"10.1007/s00359-023-01653-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00359-023-01653-7","url":null,"abstract":"Natural scene analysis has been extensively used to understand how the invariant structure of the visual environment may have shaped biological image processing strategies. This paper deals with four crucial, but hitherto largely neglected aspects of natural scenes: (1) the viewpoint of specific animals; (2) the fact that image statistics are not independent of the position within the visual field; (3) the influence of the direction of illumination on luminance, spectral and polarization contrast in a scene; and (4) the biologically relevant information content of natural scenes. To address these issues, I recorded the spatial distribution of light in a tropical mudflat with a spectrographic imager equipped with a polarizing filter in an attempt to describe quantitatively the visual environment of fiddler crabs. The environment viewed by the crabs has a distinct structure. Depending on the position of the sun, the luminance, the spectral composition, and the polarization characteristics of horizontal light distribution are not uniform. This is true for both skylight and for reflections from the mudflat surface. The high-contrast feature of the line of horizon dominates the vertical distribution of light and is a discontinuity in terms of luminance, spectral distribution and of image statistics. On a clear day, skylight intensity increases towards the horizon due to multiple scattering, and its spectral composition increasingly resembles that of sunlight. Sky-substratum contrast is highest at short wavelengths. I discuss the consequences of this extreme example of the topography of vision for extracting biologically relevant information from natural scenes.","PeriodicalId":54862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10643439/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9817780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Polarization vision in terrestrial hermit crabs. 陆地寄居蟹的偏振视觉。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-04-12 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01631-z

Martin J How, Alasdair Robertson, Samuel P Smithers, David Wilby

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引用次数: 1

Stable flies sense and behaviorally respond to the polarization of light. 稳定的苍蝇对光的偏振光有感知和行为反应。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-04-21 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01624-y

Adam J Blake, Emmanuel Hung, Stephanie To, Geoffrey Ng, James Qian, Gerhard Gries

{"title":"Stable flies sense and behaviorally respond to the polarization of light.","authors":"Adam J Blake, Emmanuel Hung, Stephanie To, Geoffrey Ng, James Qian, Gerhard Gries","doi":"10.1007/s00359-023-01624-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00359-023-01624-y","url":null,"abstract":"Insects use their polarization-sensitive photoreceptors in a variety of ecological contexts including host-foraging. Here, we investigated the effect of polarized light on host foraging by the blood-feeding stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, a pest of livestock. Electroretinogram recordings with chromatic adaptation demonstrated that the spectral sensitivity of stable flies resembles that of other calyptrate flies. Histological studies of the flies' compound eye revealed differences in microvillar arrangement of ommatidial types, assumed to be pale and yellow, with the yellow R7 and pale R8 photoreceptors having the greatest polarization sensitivity. In behavioural experiments, stable flies preferred to alight on horizontally polarized stimuli with a high degree of linear polarization. This preferential response disappeared when either ultraviolet (UV) or human-visible wavelengths were omitted from light stimuli. Removing specific wavelength bands further revealed that the combination of UV (330-400 nm) and blue (400-525 nm) wavelength bands was sufficient to enable polarized light discrimination by flies. These findings enhance our understanding of polarization vision and foraging behavior among hematophagous insects and should inform future trap designs.","PeriodicalId":54862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9421517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Behavioral responses of free-flying Drosophila melanogaster to shiny, reflecting surfaces. 自由飞行的果蝇对有光泽的反射表面的行为反应。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-05 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01676-0

Thomas F Mathejczyk, Édouard J Babo, Erik Schönlein, Nikolai V Grinda, Andreas Greiner, Nina Okrožnik, Gregor Belušič, Mathias F Wernet

{"title":"Behavioral responses of free-flying Drosophila melanogaster to shiny, reflecting surfaces.","authors":"Thomas F Mathejczyk, Édouard J Babo, Erik Schönlein, Nikolai V Grinda, Andreas Greiner, Nina Okrožnik, Gregor Belušič, Mathias F Wernet","doi":"10.1007/s00359-023-01676-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00359-023-01676-0","url":null,"abstract":"Active locomotion plays an important role in the life of many animals, permitting them to explore the environment, find vital resources, and escape predators. Most insect species rely on a combination of visual cues such as celestial bodies, landmarks, or linearly polarized light to navigate or orient themselves in their surroundings. In nature, linearly polarized light can arise either from atmospheric scattering or from reflections off shiny non-metallic surfaces like water. Multiple reports have described different behavioral responses of various insects to such shiny surfaces. Our goal was to test whether free-flying Drosophila melanogaster, a molecular genetic model organism and behavioral generalist, also manifests specific behavioral responses when confronted with such polarized reflections. Fruit flies were placed in a custom-built arena with controlled environmental parameters (temperature, humidity, and light intensity). Flight detections and landings were quantified for three different stimuli: a diffusely reflecting matt plate, a small patch of shiny acetate film, and real water. We compared hydrated and dehydrated fly populations, since the state of hydration may change the motivation of flies to seek or avoid water. Our analysis reveals for the first time that flying fruit flies indeed use vision to avoid flying over shiny surfaces.","PeriodicalId":54862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10643280/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41160300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Non-celestial polarization vision in arthropods. 节肢动物的非天体偏振视觉。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-24 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01679-x

Mathias F Wernet, Nicholas W Roberts, Gregor Belušič

引用次数: 1

Cover images of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A and the stories behind them. 《比较生理学杂志A》的封面图片及其背后的故事。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01678-y

Günther K H Zupanc

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Neurons sensitive to non-celestial polarized light in the brain of the desert locust. 沙漠蝗虫大脑中对非天体偏振光敏感的神经元。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-02-21 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01618-w

Marius Beck, Vanessa Althaus, Uta Pegel, Uwe Homberg

{"title":"Neurons sensitive to non-celestial polarized light in the brain of the desert locust.","authors":"Marius Beck, Vanessa Althaus, Uta Pegel, Uwe Homberg","doi":"10.1007/s00359-023-01618-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00359-023-01618-w","url":null,"abstract":"Owing to alignment of rhodopsin in microvillar photoreceptors, insects are sensitive to the oscillation plane of polarized light. This property is used by many species to navigate with respect to the polarization pattern of light from the blue sky. In addition, the polarization angle of light reflected from shiny surfaces such as bodies of water, animal skin, leaves, or other objects can enhance contrast and visibility. Whereas photoreceptors and central mechanisms involved in celestial polarization vision have been investigated in great detail, little is known about peripheral and central mechanisms of sensing the polarization angle of light reflected from objects and surfaces. Desert locusts, like other insects, use a polarization-dependent sky compass for navigation but are also sensitive to polarization angles from horizontal directions. In order to further analyze the processing of polarized light reflected from objects or water surfaces, we tested the sensitivity of brain interneurons to the angle of polarized blue light presented from ventral direction in locusts that had their dorsal eye regions painted black. Neurons encountered interconnect the optic lobes, invade the central body, or send descending axons to the ventral nerve cord but are not part of the polarization vision pathway involved in sky-compass coding.","PeriodicalId":54862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10643347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10740807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Polarized iridescence of the tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes. 热带木蜂的偏振虹彩。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2022-11-16 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-022-01592-9

Doekele G Stavenga, Kim Kats, Hein L Leertouwer

引用次数: 2

Drinking on the wing: water collection in polarotactic horseflies. 翅膀上的饮水:极致性马蝇的水收集。

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Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-21 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01657-3

Uroš Cerkvenik, Gregor Belušič

{"title":"Drinking on the wing: water collection in polarotactic horseflies.","authors":"Uroš Cerkvenik, Gregor Belušič","doi":"10.1007/s00359-023-01657-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00359-023-01657-3","url":null,"abstract":"Many insects detect water bodies by observing the linearly polarised light which is reflected from the water surface. Polarotactic horseflies exhibit acrobatic manoeuvres above the water and are able to plunge on its surface, collect a droplet and fly away. This behaviour is extremely fast and has not yet been analysed. We recorded the flight patterns and kinematics of drinking horseflies using a pair of high-speed cameras. The animals of both sexes are attracted to water puddles where they make short, millisecond pitstops to collect a droplet of water that is then presumably drank \"on the wing\". Before the collection, the flies perform several low-altitude flybys above the puddle. After a few passes, the fly suddenly reverses its body orientation, decelerates, briefly touches the water surface and immediately flies away, usually with a droplet carried between its front legs. During the approach flight, the horseflies fly low but do not show any angular preference. Thus, they view the reflections from the sky, sun, or vegetation with a wide band of ventral ommatidia. Polarotaxis in drinking horseflies is a very robust visually guided behaviour, which operates at a broad range of intensities and various spectral compositions of reflected light.","PeriodicalId":54862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10643286/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10204575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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