Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Avian UV vision enhances leaf surface contrasts in forest environments

  • Cynthia Tedore,
  • Dan-Eric Nilsson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08142-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The utility of UV vision for visualizing habitat structure is poorly known. Here, the authors use optical models and multispectral imaging to show that UV vision reveals sharp visual contrasts between leaf surfaces, potentially an advantage in navigating forest environments.