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Polarization sensitivity (PS) has been studied in several groups of teleost fish with different methods, ranging from orientation experiments to single-unit recordings from the optic tectum. Kawamura et al. (1981), for instance, found that by changing the direction of polarization, the heart-beat rate decreases in several fish species. This effect is called “bradycardia”. The significance of this physiological change is not clear, but the response has been proven useful to investigate PS in fish.
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Horváth, G., Varjú, D. (2004). Polarization Sensitivity in Fish. In: Polarized Light in Animal Vision. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09387-0_28
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