-title: VARIABILITY IN SENSORY ECOLOGY: EXPANDING THE BRIDGEBETWEEN PHYSIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY - author - Olivier Dangle, - Duncan Irschick, - Lars Chittka, - Jerome Casas - date: 2009

• abstract
  • Sensory organs represent the interface between
    • the central nervous system of organisms and
    • the environment in which they live.
  • To date, we still lack a true integration of
    • ecological and
    • evolutionary perspectives
  • in our understanding of many sensory systems.
  • We argue that scientists working in sensory ecology should expand the bridge between
    • sensory and
    • evolutionary biology, and,
  • in working toward this goal, we advocate a combination of
    • the experimental rigor of the sensory physiologist with
    • population-based as well as
    • evolutionary views