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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology 55 (1976), S. 219-224 
    ISSN: 0300-9629
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
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  • 2
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    Springer
    Naturwissenschaften 79 (1992), S. 527-529 
    ISSN: 1432-1904
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Natural Sciences in General
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  • 3
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Naturwissenschaften 64 (1977), S. 99-100 
    ISSN: 1432-1904
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Natural Sciences in General
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
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  • 4
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    Springer
    Journal of comparative physiology 176 (1995), S. 437-453 
    ISSN: 1432-1351
    Keywords: Compound eye ; Dragonfly ; Electrophysiology ; Optics ; Photochemistry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Dragonflies of the genus Sympetrum have compound eyes conspicuously divided into dorsal and ventral regions. Using anatomical, optical, electrophysiological, in-vivo photochemical and microspectrophotometrical methods, we have investigated the design and physiology of the dorsal part which is characterized by a pale yellow-orange screening pigment and extremely large facets. The upper part of the yellow dorsal region is a pronounced fovea with interommatidial angles approaching 0.3°, contrasting to the much larger values of 1.5°–2° in the rest of the eye. The dorsal eye part is exclusively sensitive to short wavelengths (below 520 nm). It contains predominantly blue-receptors with a sensitivity maximum at 420 nm, and a smaller amount of UV-receptors. The metarhodopsin of the blue-receptors absorbs maximally at 535 nm. The yellow screening pigment transmits longwavelength light (cut-on 580 nm), which increases the conversion rate from metarhodopsin to rhodopsin (see Fig. 11a). We demonstrate that because of the yellow pigment screen nearly all of the photopigment is in the rhodopsin state under natural conditions, thus maximizing sensitivity. Theoretical considerations show that the extremely long rhabdoms (1.1 mm) in the dorsal fovea are motivated for absorption reasons alone. A surprising consequence of the long rhabdoms is that the sensitivity gain, caused by pumping photopigment into the rhodopsin state, is small. To explain this puzzling fact we present arguments for a mechanism producing a gradient of rhodopsin concentration along the rhabdom, which would minimize saturation of transduction units, and hence improve the signal-to-noise ratio at high intensities. The latter is of special importance for the short integration time and high contrast sensitivity these animals need for spotting small prey at long distances.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-1351
    Keywords: Key words Polarisation vision ; Photoreceptors ; Compound eye ; Optic lobe ; Gryllus campestris
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We made intracellular recordings from the photoreceptors of the polarisation-sensitive dorsal rim area of the cricket compound eye combined with dye marking. By measuring visual field sizes and optical axes in different parts of the dorsal rim area, we assessed the optical properties of the ommatidia. Due to the large angular sensitivities (median about 20°) and the high sampling frequency (about 1 per degree), the visual fields overlap extensively, such that a given portion of the sky is viewed simultaneously by a large number of ommatidia. By comparing the dye markings in the retina and in the optic lobe, the axon projections of the retinula cells were examined. Receptors R1, R2, R5 and R6 project to the lamina, whereas R7 projects to the medulla. The microvilli orientation of the two projection types differ by 90° indicating the two analyser channels that give antagonistic input to polarisation-sensitive interneurons. Using the retinal marking pattern as an indicator for the quality of the intracellular recordings, the polarisation sensitivity of the photoreceptors was re-examined. The polarisation sensitivity of recordings from dye-coupled cells was much lower (median: 4.5) than that of recordings in which only one cell was marked (median: 9.8), indicating that artefactual electrical coupling between photoreceptors can significantly deteriorate polarisation sensitivity. The physiological value of polarisation sensitivity in the cricket dorsal rim area is thus typically about 10.
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  • 6
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    Springer
    International journal of earth sciences 63 (1974), S. 135-147 
    ISSN: 1437-3262
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Geosciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The radioactivity of 4 Hercynian granitic rock units of the Swiss Central Massifs (Mont Blanc granite, Vallorcine granite, Giuv syenite and Central Aare granite s. l.) has been measured in the field (on the surface and in tunnels) and in the laboratory (gamma ray spectrometry). Each rock unit shows a clearly defined field of variation on a U-Th plot. The Th/U ratios decrease with increasing Th contents. The variation is petrologically controlled: the U and Th contents increase in the border zones of the granitic bodies and — in the case of intrusive sequences — in the younger derivates, especially in the aplitic phase. Three of the units show unusually high U and Th contents: Giuv syenite (mean of 44 determinations), 22 ppm U and 66 ppm Th; Mont Blanc granite (45), 19 ppm U/31 ppm Th; Central Aare granite s. str. (10), 13 ppm U/32 ppm Th. The fraction of easily leacheable uranium is, according to fluorimetric determinations, unusually high (up to 90%) in some granites. Generally, the higher the U content, the higher the leacheable fraction. In all rock units uranium mineralisations (mainly pitchblende) have been found. They are confined to shear zones, mylonites and fissures and occur mostly in the border zones of the granitic bodies or in the vicinity of especially uranium-rich rock types, such as aplites. Apart from the effects of the Alpine orogeny the association of uranium mineralisations with granites shows close similarities to the occurrences in the French Massif Central.
    Abstract: Résumé La radioactivité de quatre massifs granitiques hercyniens des massifs cristallins centraux des Alpes suisses (granites du Mont Blanc, de Vallorcine, et de l'Aar et syénite du Piz Giuv) a été étudiée sur le terrain et en laboratoire (spectrométrie gamma et fluorimétrie). La variation des teneurs en U et en Th est spécifique pour chaque type des roche. Le rapport Th/U diminue lorsque la teneur en Th augmente. L'Uranium s'enrichie d'une part dans les faciès bordiers des massifs granitiques et d'autre part (dans des successions magmatiques) vers les roches les plus jeunes et les plus acides (granites aplitiques). Quelques-unes de nos roches ont un fonds géochimique d'U et de Th élevé: syénite du Piz Giuv 22 ppm U/66 ppm Th (moyenne de 44 déterminations); granite du Mont Blanc 19 ppm U/31 ppm Th (45); granite de l'Aar 13 ppm U/32 ppm Th (10). En mÊme temps, on constate des teneurs élevées en Uranium facilement soluble (jusqu'a 80-90% de l'Uranium total). Dans tout les complexes se trouvent des minéralisations d'Uranium (sans importance écononique actuelle). Elles sont situées surtout aux bords des granites ou dans des roches avec beaucoup d'Uranium soluble («fertiles») et sont essentiellement liées à des structures tectoniques. A l'exception de la tectonique et du métamorphisme alpin et d'une forte érosion post-tertiaire notre association granites/mineralisations ressemble beacoup à celle du Massif Central franÇais.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Die Radioaktivität vier hercynischer, granitischer Gesteine schweizerischer Zentralmassive (Mont-Blanc-Granit, Vallorcine-Granit, Giuv-Syenit und Zentraler Aaregranit s. l.) wurde im Gelände (Oberflächen- und vor allem Stollen-Messungen) und im Labor (gammaspektrometrische und fluorimetrische Bestimmungen) untersucht. Jeder Gesteinskomplex zeigt ein spezifisches Uran-Thorium-Variationsfeld. Das Th/U-Verhältnis nimmt mit steigenden Th-Gehalten ab. Die Variation der U- und Th-Gehalte ist petrologisch kontrolliert: es ist eine Zunahme in den Randzonen der Granitkörper und (bei Intrusionsfolgen) in den jüngsten Gesteinen, vor allem in Aplitgranitstöcken, festzustellen. Mehrere Gesteine sind besonders uran- und thoriumreich: Giuv-Syenit, Mittel aus 44 Bestimmungen, 22 ppm U und 66 ppm Th; Mont-Blanc-Granit (45), 19 ppm U/31 ppm Th; Zentraler Aaregranit s. str. (10), 13 ppm U/32 ppm Th. Die Gesteine enthalten zum Teil hohe Anteile leichtlöslichen Urans (bis 90%), wobei hohe Gesamt-Urangehalte in der Regel auch einen hohen Prozentsatz leichtlösliches Uran bedingen. In allen Gesteinskomplexen sind eigentliche Uranmineralisationen (meist mit Pechblende) gefunden worden. Sie sind ausschließlich an Scherzonen, Mylonite und Klüfte gebunden und liegen vor allem in den Randzonen der Gesteinskörper oder in der Nähe besonders uranreicher Gesteine wie Aplitgranite. Die Assoziation Granite/Uranvererzungen zeigt, abgesehen von der alpinen überprägung, große ähnlichkeiten mit den französischen Vorkommen des Massif Central.
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  • 7
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Cell & tissue research 216 (1981), S. 491-501 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Cornea ; Compound eye ; Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The fine structure of the cornea in an anatomically and functionally specialized part of the honey bee's compound eye (dorsal rim area) was examined by light microscopy, transmission electron and scanning electron microscopy. Under incident illumination the cornea appears grey and cloudy, leaving only the centers of the corneal lenses clear. This is due to numerous pore canals that penetrate the cornea from the inside, ending a few μm below the outer surface. They consist of (1) a small cylindrical cellular evagination of a pigment cell (proximal), and (2) a rugged-walled, pinetree-shaped extracellular part (distal). The functional significance of these pore canals is discussed. It is concluded that their light scattering properties cause the wide visual fields of the photoreceptor cells measured electrophysiologically in the dorsal rim area, and that this is related to the way this eye region detects polarization in skylight.
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