Photonic Crystal Light Collectors in Fish Retina Improve Vision in Turbid Water

Author:

Kreysing Moritz12,Pusch Roland3,Haverkate Dorothee4,Landsberger Meik3,Engelmann Jacob35,Ruiter Janina6,Mora-Ferrer Carlos7,Ulbricht Elke68,Grosche Jens6,Franze Kristian168,Streif Stefan9,Schumacher Sarah3,Makarov Felix10,Kacza Johannes11,Guck Jochen112,Wolburg Hartwig13,Bowmaker James K.14,von der Emde Gerhard3,Schuster Stefan4,Wagner Hans-Joachim15,Reichenbach Andreas6,Francke Mike1616

Affiliation:

1. Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK.

2. Systems Biophysics, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians University, D-80799 Munich, Germany.

3. Institute of Zoology, University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.

4. University of Bayreuth, Department of Animal Physiology, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany.

5. Department of Biology, University of Bielefeld, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany.

6. Paul-Flechsig-Institute for Brain Research, University of Leipzig, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany.

7. Institute of Zoology, Neurobiology, University Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.

8. Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.

9. Institute for Automation Engineering, Systems Theory and Automatic Control Lab, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany.

10. Pavlov Institute of Physiology, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia.

11. Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany.

12. Technische Universität Dresden, Biotechnology Center, D-01062 Dresden, Germany.

13. Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University of Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.

14. Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London EC1V 9EL, UK.

15. Institute of Anatomy, University of Tübingen, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany.

16. Translational Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Leipzig, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.

Abstract

Seeing in the Dark Elephantnose fish are known to use electrosensing to navigate their murky freshwater environment. However, unlike some other animals from dark environments, they have retained their eyes and some dependence on vision. While most vertebrate vision optimizes either photon catch (for increased light capture) or visual acuity, Kreysing et al. (p. 1700 ) show that the unique structures of the grouped retinae found in the eyes of this species matches rod and cone sensitivity, which allows for the simultaneous use of both types of photoreceptors over a large range of dim light intensities.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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