Bhavana Penmetcha, Laura A Ryan, Yuri Ogawa, Nathan S Hart, Ajay Narendra
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摘要
无刺蜜蜂从事一系列视觉引导的行为,这些行为需要相对较高的空间分辨率和对比度灵敏度。尽管人们对蜜蜂、大黄蜂、木蜂和汗蜂的眼睛进行了广泛的研究,但对无刺蜜蜂的了解有限。本研究以澳大利亚两种重要的作物传粉昆虫——石炭四角虫(Tetragonula carbonaria)和Austroplebeia australis为研究对象。体型较大的南方古猿比炭黑古猿具有更多更大的齿面。利用视网膜电图分析,南方古猿的对比灵敏度(13.07)高于石炭黑(5.99),但空间分辨能力(0.53 cycles de -1)差异不大。我们在两个物种的不同觅食行为的背景下讨论这些视觉生理上的差异。
Stingless bees engage in a range of visually guided behaviours that require relatively high spatial resolution and contrast sensitivity. Although the eyes of honeybees, bumblebees, carpenter bees, and sweat bees have been studied extensively, there is limited knowledge of stingless bees. Here, we studied two sympatric Australian species, Tetragonula carbonaria and Austroplebeia australis, which are important crop pollinators. The bigger A. australis had more and larger ommatidial facets compared to T. carbonaria. Using pattern electroretinography, we showed that A. australis had higher contrast sensitivity (13.07) compared to T. carbonaria (5.99), but their spatial resolving power did not differ (0.53 cycles deg-1). We discuss these differences in visual physiology in the context of the distinct foraging behaviours of the two species.
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