Colour vision in ants (Formicidae, Hymenoptera)
(2022) In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 377(1862).- Abstract
Ants are ecologically one of the most important groups of insects and exhibit impressive capabilities for visual learning and orientation. Studies on numerous ant species demonstrate that ants can learn to discriminate between different colours irrespective of light intensity and modify their behaviour accordingly. However, the findings across species are variable and inconsistent, suggesting that our understanding of colour vision in ants and what roles ecological and phylogenetic factors play is at an early stage. This review provides a brief synopsis of the critical findings of the past century of research by compiling studies that address molecular, physiological and behavioural aspects of ant colour vision. With this, we aim to... (More)
Ants are ecologically one of the most important groups of insects and exhibit impressive capabilities for visual learning and orientation. Studies on numerous ant species demonstrate that ants can learn to discriminate between different colours irrespective of light intensity and modify their behaviour accordingly. However, the findings across species are variable and inconsistent, suggesting that our understanding of colour vision in ants and what roles ecological and phylogenetic factors play is at an early stage. This review provides a brief synopsis of the critical findings of the past century of research by compiling studies that address molecular, physiological and behavioural aspects of ant colour vision. With this, we aim to improve our understanding of colour vision and to gain deeper insights into the mysterious and colourful world of ants. This article is part of the theme issue 'Understanding colour vision: molecular, physiological, neuronal and behavioural studies in arthropods'.
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- Yilmaz, Ayse LU and Spaethe, Johannes
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- 2022-10-24
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- Contribution to journal
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- keywords
- colour vision, dichromacy, insects, opsins, spectral sensitivity, trichromacy
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- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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- 377
- issue
- 1862
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- 20210291
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- Royal Society Publishing
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- pmid:36058251
- scopus:85137223630
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- 0962-8436
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- 10.1098/rstb.2021.0291
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- English
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title = {{Colour vision in ants (Formicidae, Hymenoptera)}},
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