Is There Any Proof Of Uv-sensitivity And Its Role In King Penguins (aptenodytes Patagonicus)?

摘要

Jouventin et al. (2009) commented on our paper on the use of UV-reflecting body regions of Antarctic penguins as signals for conspecific recognition (Meyer-Rochow and Shimoyama 2008). Here, we clarify that we did not argue that UV-vision cannot exist in penguins, but pointed out that the evidence in support of a specific role of UV-sensitivity in penguins, including king penguins (Aptenodytes patagoni-cus), is scant. We have not concluded, as Jouventin et al. (2009) assert, that their (or anybody else's) work "is wrong", but that one has to be cautious in jumping to premature conclusions.