Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum?
International audience It has been postulated that ultraviolet reflectance is important in mate choice in King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus, although not in other penguin species that do not have body parts that reflect UV light. However, this theory has been challenged. Here we aimed to determi...
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ftunimontpellier:oai:HAL:hal-04230087v1 2024-06-23T07:52:58+00:00 Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? Hadden, Peter Vorobyev, Misha Hadden, William Bonadonna, Francesco Mcghee, Charles N.J. Zhang, Jie University of Auckland Auckland University of Otago Dunedin, Nouvelle-Zélande Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM) 2023-10 https://hal.science/hal-04230087 https://hal.science/hal-04230087/document https://hal.science/hal-04230087/file/Hadden_et_al-2023-%28Polar_Biology%29%20HAL%20%281%29.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-023-03188-8 en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00300-023-03188-8 hal-04230087 https://hal.science/hal-04230087 https://hal.science/hal-04230087/document https://hal.science/hal-04230087/file/Hadden_et_al-2023-%28Polar_Biology%29%20HAL%20%281%29.pdf doi:10.1007/s00300-023-03188-8 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://hal.science/hal-04230087 Polar Biology, 2023, 46 (10), pp.1111-1121. ⟨10.1007/s00300-023-03188-8⟩ Spheniscidae lens cornea ultraviolet Gentoo King Little [SDV.BA.ZV]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Vertebrate Zoology [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2023 ftunimontpellier https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-023-03188-8 2024-06-10T14:21:12Z International audience It has been postulated that ultraviolet reflectance is important in mate choice in King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus, although not in other penguin species that do not have body parts that reflect UV light. However, this theory has been challenged. Here we aimed to determine the transmission of the ocular media in the large King Penguin as well as the smallest penguin, the Little Penguin Eudyptula minor, and a medium-sized penguin, the Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua, to determine if the penguin eye is capable of seeing ultraviolet light. In all species the cornea absorbed the most damaging rays at 300 nm or below but it was the lens that predominantly determined the transmission of light between 300 and 400 nm. The lenses of a young King Penguin absorbed almost all light less than 370 nm and had 50% transmission at 406 nm, thus ultraviolet perception in the King Penguin is very limited. In contrast, 50% lenticular transmission was 329 nm in the Little Penguin and 367 nm in the Gentoo. Therefore, we suspect that ultraviolet light may be more important in the behaviour of smaller penguins than in the King Penguin, where it is unlikely to play a significant role. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gentoo penguin King Penguins Polar Biology Pygoscelis papua Université de Montpellier: HAL Polar Biology 46 10 1111 1121 |
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Spheniscidae lens cornea ultraviolet Gentoo King Little [SDV.BA.ZV]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Vertebrate Zoology [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Hadden, Peter Vorobyev, Misha Hadden, William Bonadonna, Francesco Mcghee, Charles N.J. Zhang, Jie Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? |
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International audience It has been postulated that ultraviolet reflectance is important in mate choice in King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus, although not in other penguin species that do not have body parts that reflect UV light. However, this theory has been challenged. Here we aimed to determine the transmission of the ocular media in the large King Penguin as well as the smallest penguin, the Little Penguin Eudyptula minor, and a medium-sized penguin, the Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua, to determine if the penguin eye is capable of seeing ultraviolet light. In all species the cornea absorbed the most damaging rays at 300 nm or below but it was the lens that predominantly determined the transmission of light between 300 and 400 nm. The lenses of a young King Penguin absorbed almost all light less than 370 nm and had 50% transmission at 406 nm, thus ultraviolet perception in the King Penguin is very limited. In contrast, 50% lenticular transmission was 329 nm in the Little Penguin and 367 nm in the Gentoo. Therefore, we suspect that ultraviolet light may be more important in the behaviour of smaller penguins than in the King Penguin, where it is unlikely to play a significant role. |
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University of Auckland Auckland University of Otago Dunedin, Nouvelle-Zélande Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM) |
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Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? |
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Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? |
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Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? |
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Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? |
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Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? |
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can penguins (spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum? |
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ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://hal.science/hal-04230087 Polar Biology, 2023, 46 (10), pp.1111-1121. ⟨10.1007/s00300-023-03188-8⟩ |
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