how birds see their world
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How birds see their world. Behavior & Conservation Lab California State University Long Beach E-mail: [email protected] Bird’s Eye View: http:// www.csulb.edu/web/labs/bcl/birdseyeview/. Question?. Please, establish how YOU see their world. Colors you perceive. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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How birds see their world
Behavior & Conservation LabCalifornia State University Long Beach
E-mail: [email protected]’s Eye View:
http://www.csulb.edu/web/labs/bcl/birdseyeview/
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Question?• Please, establish how YOU see their world.– Colors you perceive.– Angle around your head from which you can see.– Maximum distance at which you can read.– How often you move your eyes.
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Bird vision is very complex
• Color vision (ability to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths of the light they reflect/emit).– Birds can perceive more colors than humans.
• Visual fields (amount of space around the head from which visual information can be gathered). – HUGE variability among bird species.
• Visual acuity (ability to distinguish two objects as different).– Highly variable among bird species.
• Eye movement (tracks visual stimuli).– Somewhat restricted in birds.
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Variability in visual systems in birds
Differences in visual systems among
species
Reduce predation
Improve ability to find food
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Horned Owl
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American Crow
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Mallard
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What is the main morphological difference in their eyes?
Eye placement in the skull
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How do you expect the visual fields of these species to be in relation to YOURS?
Draw a schematic representation
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blind area
binocular area (food handling)
Lateral areas (detection of predators, conspecifics, etc.)
direction of the bill
Visual fields: the limits of the space around an animal from which information can be obtained.
top-view
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Type 2
Type 3
Type 1
Inter-specific differences in avian visual perception
top-views
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Visual field: eye exam on birds
ophthalmoscope + visual field apparatus
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How do birds eat?
Head-up = vigilance or scanningHead-down: eating or pecking or foraging
Do all species use the same body movements when it comes time to grab a bite?
Do all species have the eyes placed in the same spot in the skull?
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Which species will be able to “see” while foraging? Why are they able to see? Why is that important for them?
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Head up Head down
Area from with visual information available
Blind area
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How do humans track visual targets within the visual field?
• Mostly through eye movements.• Why do we need to move our eyes?
Human retina
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Birds have limited eye movements!
How are they supposed to follow a visual target?
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How often do birds move their heads?
• Use the tally counters to count EVERY single (and subtle) head movement of a house finch foraging.
• Overall video length = 83 seconds.• Calculate the rate per minute and per second.
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What have you learned today?
• Variations in the visual field of different bird species in relation to humans.
• How birds move their heads to track visual targets.
• Make predictions.