The pigeon's sensitivity to ultraviolet and ‘visible’ light

Emmerton, Jacky; Remy, Monika

doi:10.1007/bf01943162

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“…(2001); 18, Huth and Burkhardt (1972); 19, Goldsmith and Goldsmith (1979); 20, Goldsmith (1980); 21, Goldsmith et al . (1981); 22, Emmerton and Delius (1980); 23, Emmerton and Remy (1983); 24, Kreithen and Eisner (1978); 25, Viitala et al . (1995); 26, Koivula et al .…”

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Studies on UV reflection in feathers of some 1000 bird species: are UV peaks in feathers correlated with violet‐sensitive and ultraviolet‐sensitive cones?

Mullen¹,

Pohland

2007

Ibis

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Nine hundred and sixty-eight bird species, covering all orders, were studied in search of distinctive ultraviolet reflections. All species in the following orders were completely surveyed: Struthioniformes, Tinamiformes, Craciformes, Turniciformes, Galbuliformes, Upupiformes, Coliiformes, Apodiformes and Musophagiformes. The coloured plumage regions in particular exhibited high proportions of UV-reflecting feathers. Bird orders with species which are believed to possess VS (violet-sensitive) cone types mostly had their UV maxima between 380 and 399 nm while orders with species which are assumed to have UVS (ultravioletsensitive) cone types contained significantly species which had their UV maxima between 300 and 379 nm. With an emphasis on non-passerine birds the present study provides evidence that birds of many more groups may see UV light than have been studied to date. Ecological aspects related to UV reflection and perception, as well as sexual dimorphism visible only in the UV, are discussed.

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Section: A Summary Of the Bird Orders Studied And The Species With Uvmentioning

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Studies on UV reflection in feathers of some 1000 bird species: are UV peaks in feathers correlated with violet‐sensitive and ultraviolet‐sensitive cones?

Mullen¹,

Pohland

2007

Ibis

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“…So far in this species, there are not works that report an objective analysis of plumage color, since the crown of the adult male appears to be slightly lighter blue and the belly pinker than the female. Like most diurnal bird species studied, Columbiformes are in general well-adapted to color vision, possessing four types of cone photoreceptor cells in their retinas (most mammals including humans have only three) [ 21 – 24 ] which pprovide them with a different perception of plumage color from humans [ 25 ]; specifically, Columbiformes has a short-wave cone that allows them to see the UV portion of light spectrum [ 26 , 27 ]. Numerous studies have shown that both the UV component and overall color are important in social interactions of birds, especially in male-female interactions during the breeding season (sexual selection), since females prefer males that are brighter and more colorful [ 3 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 11 ].…”

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A Spectrophotometric Study of Plumage Color in the Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata), the Most Abundant South American Columbiforme

Valdez

Benitez‐Vieyra

2016

PLoS ONE

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For birds, plumage color perception is critical in social interactions such as courtship, in both monochromatic and dichromatic species. In the Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata), perhaps the most abundant South American Columbiforme, the plumage of males and females looks alike and both sexes share the same melanistic coloration with gray and pink tones. The aim of this study was therefore to determine whether evident sexual dichromatism exists in the plumage of the Eared Dove using a spectrophotometry technique in the avian-visible range (300–700 nm). The results of the classic colorimetric variables analysis (hue, chroma and brightness) show that males are in general brighter and have higher UV chroma values than females. The avian visual model points to differences in achromatic and chromatic levels between males and females in body regions possibly involved in sexual selection (e.g. the crown). The model also indicates chromatic or achromatic differences in body regions not subject to sexual selection such as the black spots on the wing coverts and white tail bands, both of which may be involved in intra- or inter-gender-specific communication.

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“…Most diurnal birds have at least four kinds of photopigments in the cones of their eyes (Bowmaker et al, 1997;Bowmaker and Hunt, 1999;Cuthill et al, 2000) including a spectral sensitivity peak in near-ultraviolet light at 360-380 nm (Burkhardt and Maier, 1989;Chen et al, 1984;Chen and Goldsmith, 1986). The vision of some bird species is even more sensitive to short wavelengths than to the visible spectrum (Burkhardt and Maier, 1989;Kreithen and Eisner, 1978;Maier, 1994) and birds are able to discriminate between differences in hues in the UV region (Emmerton and Remy, 1983). Among vertebrates the presence of UV sensitive cones is not an unique feature of the avian eye.…”

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Can ultraviolet cues function as aposematic signals?

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The fact that birds are sensitive to ultraviolet light (UV, 320-400 nm) has been largely ignored by previous studies of aposematism. Therefore, in the present article we investigated whether great tits preferred ultraviolet-reflecting colors compared to colors without UV reflection and whether UV cues alone could function as aposematic signals. We were able to manipulate prey visibility in UV light by changing the UV reflectance of prey items as well as altering the lighting conditions. In order to perform a preference experiment we used three pairs of colors (greenϩUV vs. green, grayϩUV vs. gray, yellowϩUV vs. yellow) on a black background. The birds ate both UV types equally for all three colors. Thus, there was no avoidance of the UV-reflecting prey. Next we tested the possibility that UV reflection may affect avoidance learning. We used either green or greenϩUV as a signal for unpalatability. In this set-up the difference in UV did not allow avoidance learning to occur. Our experiment with great tits does not support the hypothesis that UV cues alone might work effectively as aposematic signals.

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The pigeon's sensitivity to ultraviolet and ‘visible’ light

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

Studies on UV reflection in feathers of some 1000 bird species: are UV peaks in feathers correlated with violet‐sensitive and ultraviolet‐sensitive cones?

Studies on UV reflection in feathers of some 1000 bird species: are UV peaks in feathers correlated with violet‐sensitive and ultraviolet‐sensitive cones?

A Spectrophotometric Study of Plumage Color in the Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata), the Most Abundant South American Columbiforme

Can ultraviolet cues function as aposematic signals?

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