Electrophysiology of the visual system in the cricket Gryllus firmus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae): Spectral sensitivity of the compound eyes

The electroretinographic spectral sensitivity of the cricket compound eyes shows the presence of two receptor types, a dominant one at 520 nm and another in the near-u.v. (λmax 355 ± 5 nm) under dark- and intense chromatic adaptation conditions (Fig. 3). The waveform of the electrical responses elic...

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Published inJournal of insect physiology Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 353 - 357
Main Authors Lall, Abner B., Lord, Egbert T., Trouth, C.Ovid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 1985
Elsevier
Subjects
Biochemistry. Physiology. Immunology
Biological and medical sciences
cricket eyes
eyes
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gryllidae
Gryllus
Gryllus firmus
Insecta
Invertebrates
Physiology. Development
sensation
vision
Visual spectral sensitivity
vision
cricket eyes
Visual spectral sensitivity
Electroretinography
Eye
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Vision
Electrophysiology
Sensory receptor
Invertebrata
Gryllidae
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Summary:The electroretinographic spectral sensitivity of the cricket compound eyes shows the presence of two receptor types, a dominant one at 520 nm and another in the near-u.v. (λmax 355 ± 5 nm) under dark- and intense chromatic adaptation conditions (Fig. 3). The waveform of the electrical responses elicited by short-wavelength stimuli differ from those elicited by long wavelength stimuli (Fig. 1).
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ISSN:0022-1910
1879-1611
DOI:10.1016/0022-1910(85)90078-2