ArticleZoological letters2017
Red-shift of spectral sensitivity due to screening pigment migration in the eyes of a moth,
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Abstract
backgroundWe have found that the spectral sensitivity of the compound eye in the summer fruit tortrix moth (
methodsWe applied electrophysiology, light and electron microscopy, opsin gene cloning, mathematical modeling, and behavioral analysis.
resultsThe ERG-determined spectral sensitivity of dark-adapted individuals of all strains peaks around 520 nm. When light-adapted, the spectral sensitivity of the Nagano strain narrows and its peak shifts to 580 nm, while that in other strains remains unchanged. All tested strains appear to be identical in terms of the basic structure of the eye, the pigment migration in response to light- and dark-adaptation, and the molecular structure of long-wavelength absorbing visual pigments. However, the color of the perirhabdomal pigment clearly differs; it is orange in the Nagano strain and purple in the others. The action spectrum of phototaxis appears to be shifted towards longer wavelengths in the Nagano individuals.
conclusionsThe spectral sensitivities of light-adapted eyes can be modeled under the assumption that this screening pigment plays a crucial role in determining the spectral sensitivity. The action spectrum of phototaxis indicates that the change in the eye spectral sensitivity is behaviorally relevant.
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