A compendium of photopigment peak sensitivities and visual spectral response curves of terrestrial wildlife to guide design of outdoor nighttime lighting

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 73; pp. 40 - 50
• Main Author: Longcore, Travis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.12.2023
• Subjects: applied ecology; class; color; Electroretinogram; electroretinography; eyes; humans; lighting; Night; Photopic; Photopigments; pollution; reflectance; Scotopic; species; temperature; vision; Visual ecology; wavelengths; wildlife

The presence and proportions of photopigments, which are responsible for the visual and physiological effects of light, vary between taxonomic groups. This leads to differing wavelength sensitivities ranging from ultraviolet (UV; <400 nm) to infrared (IR; >780 nm) and complicates the balancing...