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The electroretinogram (ERG) of Formica polyctena is a monophasic negative potential, which manifests peaks by “light-on” and rarely by “light-off” at higher intensities and some wave-lengths. The selectrive spectral adaptation curves suggest that there are only two different types of colour receptors: an uv receptor (λmax = 361 nm) and a wide green receptor (495 nm – 531 nm). The results are discussed on the basis of behavioral studies concerning colour vision in wood ants.
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Roth, H., Menzel, R. (1972). ERG of Formica polyctena and Selective Adaptation. In: Wehner, R. (eds) Information Processing in the Visual Systems of Anthropods. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65477-0_26
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