ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2011
The retinal topography of three species of coleoid cephalopod: significance for perception of polarized light.
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- Can invertebrates see the e-vector of polarization as a separate modality of light?The Journal of experimental biology · 2016Review
- The copepod Calanus spp. (Calanidae) is repelled by polarized light.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Spectral discrimination in color blind animals via chromatic aberration and pupil shape.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016Article
- Human RPE Stem Cell-Derived RPE Preserves Photoreceptors in the Royal College of Surgeons Rat: Method for Quantifying the Area of Photoreceptor Sparing.Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2016Article
- Polarization distance: a framework for modelling object detection by polarization vision systems.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2014Article
- Shrimps that pay attention: saccadic eye movements in stomatopod crustaceans.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2014Article
- Are harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) able to perceive and use polarised light?Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2013Article
- Polarization sensitivity as a contrast enhancer in pelagic predators: lessons from in situ polarization imaging of transparent zooplankton.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2011Article
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Abstract
The retinal topography of three species of coleoid cephalopod (one cuttlefish, one squid and one octopus) was investigated to examine and compare the structure, density and organization of the photoreceptors. The aim was to determine if there were areas of increased cell density and/or cell specialization that might be related to lifestyle or phylogeny. The orientation of photoreceptors around the curved surface of the retina was also mapped to reveal how the overall arrangement of cell microvilli might enable the perception of polarized light stimuli. It was found that all species possessed an increase in photoreceptor density in a horizontal streak approximately placed at the position of a potential horizon in the habitat. The overall arrangement of photoreceptor microvillar arrangements followed lines of latitude and longitude in a global projection that has been rotated by 90°. This arrangement seems to map polarization sensitivities on the outside world in a vertical and horizontal grid. The potential significance of this and other retinal specializations is discussed in the context of phylogenetic and habitat differences between species.
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