DOI: 10.1126/science.149.3683.551. Diffraction and Visual Acuity of Insects

Diffraction and Visual Acuity of Insects

10.1126/science.149.3683.551

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Abstract

Burtt and Catton suggested that insects can resolve striped patterns finer than the theoretical limit set by the small diameter (30 microns) of the ommatidial lenslets. Events at the edges of the window behind which the patterns are moved explain these experiments without transgressing diffraction limitations. This interpretation leads to successful quantitative predictions of the effects of changing the boundary conditions.

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Palka, J. (1965). Diffraction and Visual Acuity of Insects. Science, 149(3683), 551â553.

Authors 1

John Palka (first)

References 12 Referenced 31

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BURTT, E.T., DIFFRACTION THEORY OF INSECT VISION .1. AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF VISUAL ACUITY AND IMAGE FORMATION IN COMPOUND EYES OF 3 SPECIES OF INSECTS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 157: 53 (1962). / PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (1962)
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Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 9:40 p.m.)
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Issued	60 years, 1 month ago (July 30, 1965)
Published	60 years, 1 month ago (July 30, 1965)
Published Print	60 years, 1 month ago (July 30, 1965)

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