Instrumentation and Techniques for Measuring the Quality of Insect Vision with the Electroretinogram (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Instrumentation and Techniques for Measuring the Quality of Insect Vision with the Electroretinogram (Classic Reprint) written by Herndon R. Agee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Instrumentation and Techniques for Measuring the Quality of Insect Vision With the Electroretinogram The author used the electroretinogram (erg) to measure the visual sensitivity of several Species of insects reared at various locations and compared their sensitivity to that of field specimens. Agee and Park (2) found that the visual sensitivity of laboratory-reared insects in many instances was less than that of field insects of the same age. Some samples had normal sensitivity, but considerable vari ability existed between species from different sources. These studies showed that a sample of 5 to 10 insects was sufficient to establish the Visual sensitivity characteristics of a wild population or laboratory culture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.