Birds, berries and UV
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Science of Nature
- Vol. 69 (4), 153-157
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00364887
Abstract
The problem of UV vision in vertebrates is briefly discussed in its historical context. For example, UV vision has been demonstrated in some birds by several authors. Hence the reflectances of plumage, petals of bird-pollinated flowers and of berries in the near UV may play an important rôle within the visual environment of birds. Some data obtained by means of UV photography are presented, and it is shown, that the waxlayer of glaucous fruits is highly reflective in the UV.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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