Interacting Effects of Lek Placement, Display Behavior, Ambient Light, and Color Patterns in Three Neotropical Forest-Dwelling Birds

1996 ◽  
Vol 148 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Endler ◽  
Marc Thery
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Light ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Display Behavior ◽  
Neotropical Forest

Interacting effects of ambient light and plumage color patterns in displaying Wire-tailed Manakins (Aves, Pipridae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Heindl ◽  
Hans Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Light ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Plumage Color

Functional significance of preserved color patterns of mollusks from the Gosport Sand (Eocene) of Alabama

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (01) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia H. Kelley ◽  
Charles T. Swann
Keyword(s):  
Functional Morphology ◽  
Functional Significance ◽  
Intraspecific Variability ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
Life Mode ◽  
Molluscan Fauna ◽  
Excellent Preservation ◽  
Architectural Constraints

The excellent preservation of the molluscan fauna from the Gosport Sand (Eocene) at Little Stave Creek, Alabama, has made it possible to describe the preserved color patterns of 15 species. In this study the functional significance of these color patterns is tested in the context of the current adaptationist controversy. The pigment of the color pattern is thought to be a result of metabolic waste disposal. Therefore, the presence of the pigment is functional, although the patterns formed by the pigment may or may not have been adaptive. In this investigation the criteria proposed by Seilacher (1972) for testing the functionality of color patterns were applied to the Gosport fauna and the results compared with life mode as interpreted from knowledge of extant relatives and functional morphology. Using Seilacher's criteria of little ontogenetic and intraspecific variability, the color patterns appear to have been functional. However, the functional morphology studies indicate an infaunal life mode which would preclude functional color patterns. Particular color patterns are instead interpreted to be the result of historical factors, such as multiple adaptive peaks or random fixation of alleles, or of architectural constraints including possibly pleiotropy or allometry. The low variability of color patterns, which was noted within species and genera, suggests that color patterns may also serve a useful taxonomic purpose.

Design, Development and Practical Realization of a VLC Supportive Indoor Lighting System

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Sourish Chatterjee ◽  
Biswanath Roy
Keyword(s):  
Data Communication ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Ambient Light ◽  
Lighting System ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Led Driver ◽  
Communication Performance ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Simulink Model ◽  
Light Interference

In an office space, an LED-based lighting system allows you to perform the function of a data transmitter. This article discusses the cost-effective design and development of a data-enabled LED driver that can transmit data along with its receiving part. In addition, this paper clearly outlines the application of the proposed VLC system in an office environment where ambient light interference is a severe issue of concern. The result shows satisfactory lighting characteristics in general for this area in terms of average horizontal illuminance and illuminance uniformity. At the same time, to evaluate real-time and static communication performance, Arduino interfaced MATLAB Simulink model is developed, which shows good communication performance in terms of BER (10–7) even in presence of ambient light noise with 6 dB signal to interference plus noise ratio. Our designed system is also flexible to work as a standalone lighting system, whenever data communication is not required.

Integrated Ambient Light Sensor with an LTPS Noise-Robust Circuit and a-Si Photodiodes for AMLCDs

2010 ◽  
Vol E93-C (11) ◽  
pp. 1583-1589
Author(s):  
Fumirou MATSUKI ◽  
Kazuyuki HASHIMOTO ◽  
Keiichi SANO ◽  
Fu-Yuan HSUEH ◽  
Ramesh KAKKAD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Light ◽  
Light Sensor ◽  
Noise Robust

An LTPS Ambient Light Sensor System with Sensitivity Correction Methods in LCD

2019 ◽  
Vol E102.C (7) ◽  
pp. 558-564
Author(s):  
Takashi NAKAMURA ◽  
Masahiro TADA ◽  
Hiroyuki KIMURA
Keyword(s):  
Sensor System ◽  
Ambient Light ◽  
Light Sensor

scholarly journals Contrasting tree-cover loss and subsequent land cover in two neotropical forest regions: sample-based assessment of the Mexican Yucatán and Argentine Chaco

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 549-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Krylov ◽  
Marc K. Steininger ◽  
Matthew C. Hansen ◽  
Peter V. Potapov ◽  
Stephen V. Stehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Neotropical Forest ◽  
Forest Regions

scholarly journals Performance of a Handheld Chlorophyll-a Fluorometer: Potential Use for Rapid Algae Monitoring

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1409
Author(s):  
Hamdhani Hamdhani ◽  
Drew E. Eppehimer ◽  
David Walker ◽  
Michael T. Bogan
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Ambient Light ◽  
Calibration Equation ◽  
Field Samples ◽  
Potential Use

Chlorophyll-a measurements are an important factor in the water quality monitoring of surface waters, especially for determining the trophic status and ecosystem management. However, a collection of field samples for extractive analysis in a laboratory may not fully represent the field conditions. Handheld fluorometers that can measure chlorophyll-a in situ are available, but their performance in waters with a variety of potential light-interfering substances has not yet been tested. We tested a handheld fluorometer for sensitivity to ambient light and turbidity and compared these findings with EPA Method 445.0 using water samples obtained from two urban lakes in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Our results suggested that the probe was not sensitive to ambient light and performed well at low chlorophyll-a concentrations (<25 µg/L) across a range of turbidity levels (50–70 NTU). However, the performance was lower when the chlorophyll-a concentrations were >25 µg/L and turbidity levels were <50 NTU. To account for this discrepancy, we developed a calibration equation to use for this handheld fluorometer when field monitoring for potential harmful algal blooms in water bodies.

Traffic and speed characteristics on two-lane highways: field study

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1042-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasser Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Light Condition ◽  
Operating Speed ◽  
Ambient Light ◽  
Horizontal Curve ◽  
Vehicle Class ◽  
Rural Highways ◽  
Horizontal Alignment ◽  
Heavy Truck ◽  
Traffic Composition ◽  
Rural Highway

Many models have been developed to evaluate the operating speeds on two-lane rural highways. However, provided information usually lacks details essential to assess their applicability at locations other than where they were developed. This paper presents a procedure to interpret raw data collected on three horizontal curve sites of different two-lane rural highway classes in Ontario. The speed observations were categorized into three vehicle classes (passenger car, light truck, and multi-axle heavy truck) and four light condition categories (day, night, and two transition periods). The minimum headway and percentile value to define the operating speed were examined, and a revision of the current practice deemed not warranted. The findings also indicated that operating speeds do not depend on the time or vehicle class. Finally, the horizontal alignment affects the operating speed, but the speeds of the two travel directions on a horizontal curve may differ even with little contribution of the vertical alignment.Key words: highway geometric design, operating speed, traffic composition, traffic counters, ambient light, acceleration, deceleration.

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