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2014
Please use the identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SR-10-2012-716 in citations.
Infrared receptors of pyrophilous jewel beetles as model for new infrared sensors
Infrared receptors of pyrophilous jewel beetles as model for new infrared sensors
Early detection of forest fires offers the chance to put the fire out before it gets out of control. The purpose of this paper is to look into nature and to learn how certain insects detect remote forest fires. A small group of highly specialized insects that have been called pyrophilous is attracte...
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Personal Name(s): | Kahl, Thilo (Corresponding author) |
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Bousack, Herbert / Schneider, Erik S. / Schmitz, Helmut | |
Contributing Institute: |
JARA-FIT; JARA-FIT Bioelektronik; ICS-8 Bioelektronik; PGI-8 |
Published in: | Sensor review, 34 (2014) 1, S. 123 - 134 |
Imprint: |
Bradford
MCB Univ. Press
2014
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DOI: |
10.1108/SR-10-2012-716 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Physics of the Cell Sensorics and bioinspired systems |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Early detection of forest fires offers the chance to put the fire out before it gets out of control. The purpose of this paper is to look into nature and to learn how certain insects detect remote forest fires. A small group of highly specialized insects that have been called pyrophilous is attracted by forest fires and approaches fires sometimes from distances of many kilometers. As a unique feature some of these insects are equipped with infrared (IR) receptors, which in case of two species of jewel beetles (family Buprestidae) are used for fire detection. ... |