Re-Engineering the Stomatopod Eye, Nature's Most Comprehensive Visual Sensor

Abstract

In this final report, we show behavioural tests of colour and polarisation show coarse discrimination in stomatopods, which could be a new form of visual processing. Additionally, this is the first real time underwater linear polarisation camera built and tested in field. The report also discuss that [olarisation properties of reef animals, reflections, camouflage and light field baseline data begun. Photonic properties of silvery guanine crystals in fish skin determined and published in Nature journals. This is the first fluorescent staining of stomatopod eye and brain neuroarchitecture, and we discuss the ultrastructure of polarisation signal mechanism in stomatopods modelled.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 22, 2013
Accession Number
ADA592344

Entities

People

  • Justin Marshall

Organizations

  • University of Queensland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biological Staining And Labeling
  • Biology
  • Brain
  • Camouflage
  • Circular Polarization
  • Computer Vision
  • Discrimination
  • Engineering
  • High Resolution
  • Information Processing
  • Linear Polarization
  • Nervous System
  • Polarization
  • Reflection
  • Sensitivity
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  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.