DOI: 10.1007/bf00605402. Spatial information capacity of compound eyes

Spatial information capacity of compound eyes

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Snyder, A. W., Stavenga, D. G., & Laughlin, S. B. (1977). Spatial information capacity of compound eyes. Journal of Comparative Physiologyâ¯? A, 116(2), 183â207.

Authors 3

Allan W. Snyder (first)
Doekele G. Stavenga (additional)
Simon B. Laughlin (additional)

References 23 Referenced 133

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Barlow, H.B.: The physical limits of visual discrimination. In: Photophysiology, Vol. 2 (Giese, A.C., ed.), pp. 163?202. New York: Academic Press 1964 (10.1016/B978-1-4832-2739-9.50011-9) / Photophysiology, Vol. 2 by H.B. Barlow (1964)
Carlson, A.B.: Communication systems. New York: McGraw Hill 1975 / Communication systems by A.B. Carlson (1975)
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Laughlin, S.B.: Receptor function in the apposition eye. An electrophysiological approach. In: Photoreceptor optics (Snyder, A.W., Menzel, R., eds.), pp. 479?498. Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer 1975 (10.1007/978-3-642-80934-7_28) / Photoreceptor optics by S.B. Laughlin (1975)
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Stavenga, D.G.: Optical qualities of the fly eye. An approach from the side of geometrical, physical and waveguide optics. In: Photoreceptor optics (Snyder, A.W., Menzel, R., eds.), pp. 126?144. Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer 1975 (10.1007/978-3-642-80934-7_7) / Photoreceptor optics by D.G. Stavenga (1975)
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