Atmospheric ozone concentration and the colour vision of insect pollinators

Authors
Dyer, AG
Citation
Ag. Dyer, Atmospheric ozone concentration and the colour vision of insect pollinators, AUST J ZOOL, 47(5), 1999, pp. 529-538
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
0004959X → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
529 - 538
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-959X(1999)47:5<529:AOCATC>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Using a theoretical model of honeybee colour vision, and considering direct and diffuse illumination conditions, it is shown that a large reduction in atmospheric ozone concentration would have a minimal effect on bee colour vision over the whole of their colour space.