Annals of the Entomological Society of America · 1969 · 27 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesEntomologyZoologyAnimal BehaviorInsect BehaviorInsect EcologyLight PerceptionPhotoreceptor PhysiologySensory EcologySensory Organ MorphologyVisual PhysiologyVisual SystemBehavioral Responses To LightBehavioral Responses To StimuliHost Behavioral ResponsesPhotoreceptor AnatomyPhotoreceptor BiologyPhotoreceptor MorphologyUltraviolet VisionVisual Ecology
On the basis of behavioral analysis the following functions are assigned to the eyes of adult female Tetranychus urticae (Koch). The scanning anterior eyes have receptors for both the near ultraviolet and green spectral regions. The posterior eyes have a receptor for the near ultraviolet spectral region. A logic, based on behavioral responses, is postulated for the interaction of these receptors.