The Secret World of Shrimps: Polarisation Vision at Its Best

Sonja Kleinlogel; Andrew G. White

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002190

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The Secret World of Shrimps: Polarisation Vision at Its Best

Sonja Kleinlogel ,

* E-mail: Sonja.Kleinlogel@mpibp-frankfurt.mpg.de

Affiliations Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Andrew G. White

Affiliation Department of Physics and Centre for Quantum Computer Technology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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The Secret World of Shrimps: Polarisation Vision at Its Best

Sonja Kleinlogel,
Andrew G. White

Published: May 14, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002190

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Colorists take note!

Posted by Thos on 15 May 2008 at 14:20 GMT

Although humans may not respond like the mantis shrimp to ultraviolet, infrared and light polarization of pigments and dyes, there must nevertheless be a characteristic range of ultraviolet, infrared and light polarization peformance that drives human preference for colors (such as Benjamin Moore's 'most popular' paint range).

Take us someplace we have not been before! (Or not in a very long time).

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Posted by Thos on 15 May 2008 at 14:20 GMT