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Nocturnal Vision: Bees in the Dark
Michael F Land Current Biology Volume 14, Issue 15, Pages R615-R616 (August 2004) DOI: /j.cub
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Figure 1 Ways of increasing an eye's sensitivity.
(A) Typical diurnal eye with a small lens. D, aperture diameter; f, focal length; d, receptor diameter; Δρ, receptor acceptance angle=d/f. (B) Increase in size of lens aperture. (C) Increasing Δρ, which coarsens resolution. (D) To improve on (B) without loss of resolution requires an increase in all dimensions, and a bigger eye. Current Biology , R615-R616DOI: ( /j.cub )
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