... Japanese yellow swallowtail Spectral sensitivity Information processing Summary: LMCs in the visual system of Papilio xuthus use two information-coding strategies: a graded coding and a mixed coding involving action-potential like spikes. Use of spikes depends on light level. © 2018...

... ecological paradigm developed for Diptera . Panchlora nivea Periplaneta americana Information processing Visual ecology Visual systems of fast-flying insects generally outperform those of slow flyers and crawlers. In several species of fly, photoreceptor performance was linked...

... schemes, which have been found in numerous sensory systems. We discuss the role of these efficient schemes in reducing the costs of information processing. Assessing evidence from a wide range of vertebrate and invertebrate examples, we show that reducing energy expenditure can account for many...