UV light may help birds navigate forests

UV light may help birds navigate forests

It’s not only beauty that varies with the eye of the beholder. Unlike humans, birds can detect ultraviolet (UV) light – and it may help them navigate forests by enhancing the contrast of the foliage, according to European researchers.

Cynthia Tedore from Lund University in Sweden and Dan-Eric Nilsson from the University of Hamburg in Germany used a multispectral camera and optical modelling to simulate the visual spectrum of birds.

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Published in Cosmos Magazine.

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