Spatial orientation of rainbow trout to plane-polarized light: The ontogeny of E-vector discrimination and spectral sensitivity characteristics
Tóm tắt
The results of this study demonstrate that trout (Salmo gairdneri) are capable of orienting to polarized light fields. The spectral composition of the polarized light fields can significantly influence the orientation of trout. Rainbow trout exhibit ontogenetic losses in orientation to polarized light fields which appears coincident with the ontogenetic loss of the UV-sensitive cones. Trout were trained to swim to a refuge located at one end of the training tank under a polarized light field. The E-vector of the polarized light field was oriented parallel or perpendicular to the long axis of the training tank. Trained fish were released in a circular test tank and their angular response scored. Under a white plus ultraviolet polarized light field, trout oriented in the trained E-vector orientation. For instance, fish trained under a parallel E-vector orientation exhibited angular responses close to parallel in the test tank. However, when the spectral composition of the polarized light field was manipulated, the accuracy of spatial orientation of the trout varied. Trout weighing about 30 g exhibited accurate orientation to the white plus UV polarized light field. The trout were incapable of orientation at a body weight of 50 to 60 g.
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