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Polarisation vision: overcoming challenges of working with a property of light we barely see.

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cam.issuedOnline2018-03-27
dc.contributor.authorFoster, James J
dc.contributor.authorTemple, Shelby E
dc.contributor.authorHow, Martin J
dc.contributor.authorDaly, Ilse M
dc.contributor.authorSharkey, Camilla R
dc.contributor.authorWilby, David
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Nicholas W
dc.contributor.orcidFoster, James J [0000-0002-4444-2375]
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-11T17:31:10Z
dc.date.available2018-09-11T17:31:10Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-27
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, the study of polarisation vision in animals has seen numerous breakthroughs, not just in terms of what is known about the function of this sensory ability, but also in the experimental methods by which polarisation can be controlled, presented and measured. Once thought to be limited to only a few animal species, polarisation sensitivity is now known to be widespread across many taxonomic groups, and advances in experimental techniques are, in part, responsible for these discoveries. Nevertheless, its study remains challenging, perhaps because of our own poor sensitivity to the polarisation of light, but equally as a result of the slow spread of new practices and methodological innovations within the field. In this review, we introduce the most important steps in designing and calibrating polarised stimuli, within the broader context of areas of current research and the applications of new techniques to key questions. Our aim is to provide a constructive guide to help researchers, particularly those with no background in the physics of polarisation, to design robust experiments that are free from confounding factors.
dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.27537
dc.identifier.eissn1432-1904
dc.identifier.issn0028-1042
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/280169
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-018-1551-3
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectArtefact
dc.subjectImaging
dc.subjectMeasurement
dc.subjectMethods
dc.subjectPolarisation
dc.subjectVision
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectLight
dc.subjectPhotic Stimulation
dc.subjectResearch Design
dc.subjectVision, Ocular
dc.titlePolarisation vision: overcoming challenges of working with a property of light we barely see.
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-03-01
prism.issueIdentifier3-4
prism.publicationDate2018
prism.publicationNameNaturwissenschaften
prism.startingPage27
prism.volume105
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2018-03-27
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1007/s00114-018-1551-3

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