Why is it advantageous for animals to detect celestial polarization in the ultraviolet? Skylight polarization under clouds and canopies is strongest in the UV
- 13 November 2003
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Theoretical Biology
- Vol. 226 (4) , 429-437
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2003.09.017
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