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Colour Vision : Random Retina of Butterflies Explained

Kelber, Almut LU (2016) In Current Biology 26(19). p.900-902
Abstract

Butterfly eyes are random mosaics built of three ommatidia types, each with a different set of photoreceptors and pigments. What defines the combined features in each ommatidium? A new study has solved the puzzle.

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Current Biology
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26
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19
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900 - 902
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:27728796
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0960-9822
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.018
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English
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