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Light and dark adaptation mechanisms in the compound eyes ofMyrmeciaants that occupy discrete temporal niches
2016
Journal of Experimental Biology
Ants of the Australian genus Myrmecia partition their foraging niche temporally, allowing them to be sympatric with overlapping foraging requirements. We used histological techniques to study the light and dark adaptation mechanisms in the compound eyes of diurnal (Myrmecia croslandi), crepuscular (M. tarsata, M. nigriceps) and nocturnal ants (M. pyriformis). We found that, except in the day-active species, all ants have a variable primary pigment cell pupil that constricts the crystalline cone
doi:10.1242/jeb.142018
pmid:27535985
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