Sexual Difference in Color Sense in a Lycaenid Butterfly, Narathura japonica

• 今福, 道夫

• 七田, 芳則

• Imai, Hiroo

• Shichida, Yoshinori

抄録

The spectral sensitivity of a lycaenid butterfly, Narathura japonica, was investigated by electroretinography using an integrating sphere that could illuminate the compound eye from almost all directions. Samples were collected from three locations. Butterflies from different locations showed a similar pattern; the first, second, and third peaks (or a shoulder) were located at about 380, 460, and 560 nm, respectively. Males clearly showed the highest sensitivity at the first peak point. In contrast, females showed a higher relative sensitivity than males at the second and third peak points in all samples, and showed broad spectral sensitivity. This male-specific UV-sensitivity is discussed in terms of ecological factors.

収録刊行物

• Zoological Science

  Zoological Science 24 (6), 611-613, 2007-06

  Zoological Society of Japan

キーワード

• color sense
• sexual difference
• Narathura japonica
• ERG
• integrating sphere

詳細情報

• CRID: 1050282677152465024
• NII論文ID: 120001624148
• NII書誌ID: AA10545874
• ISSN: 02890003
• DOI: 10.2108/zsj.24.611
• HANDLE: 2433/85324
• NDL書誌ID: 8872979
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I8872979
• Web Site: http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.2108/zsj.24.611
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: journal article
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