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Visual modelling suggests a weak relationship between the evolution of ultraviolet vision and plumage coloration in birds.

In English

Författare

  • Olle Lind
  • K Delhey

Summary, in English

Birds have sophisticated colour vision mediated by four cone types that cover a wide visual spectrum including ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths. Many birds have modest UV sensitivity provided by violet-sensitive (VS) cones with sensitivity maxima between 400 and 425 nm. However, some birds have evolved higher UV sensitivity and a larger visual spectrum given by UV-sensitive (UVS) cones maximally sensitive at 360-370 nm. The reasons for VS-UVS transitions and their relationship to visual ecology remain unclear. It has been hypothesized that the evolution of UVS-cone vision is linked to plumage colours so that visual sensitivity and feather coloration are 'matched'. This leads to the specific prediction that UVS-cone vision enhances the discrimination of plumage colours of UVS birds while such an advantage is absent or less pronounced for VS-bird coloration. We test this hypothesis using knowledge of the complex distribution of UVS cones among birds combined with mathematical modelling of colour discrimination during different viewing conditions. We find no support for the hypothesis, which, combined with previous studies, suggests only a weak relationship between UVS-cone vision and plumage colour evolution. Instead, we suggest that UVS-cone vision generally favours colour discrimination, which creates a nonspecific selection pressure for the evolution of UVS cones.

Publiceringsår

2015

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

715-722

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Journal of evolutionary biology

Volym

28

Issue

3

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Ämne

  • Philosophy

Nyckelord

  • bird vision
  • evolution
  • plumage coloration
  • spectral sensitivity
  • ultraviolet sensitivity
  • visual ecology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1420-9101