| Author | Lerner, A., Meltser, N., Sapir, N., Erlick, C., Shashar, N. & Broza, M. |
| Year | 2008 |
| Title | Reflected polarization guides chironomid females to oviposition sites |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Journal of Experimental Biology Vol 211: 3536-3543. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Light reflected from the water surface is polarised. The percentage by which it is polarised increases with the total organic carbon concentration in the water, which the females are apparently using to detect suitable feeding sites for their larvae. Apparently the percentage polarisation is unchanged as the the light level falls in the evening. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | The reported experiment was shaded by mountains and entirely illuminated by diffuse daylight so the increasing polarisation of reflected sunlight as the sun sinks lower in the sky was excluded. |
| Website url | jeb.biologists.org/content/211/22/3536 |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | CHIRONOMIDAE | non-biting midges | Animalia: Diptera |
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