Beyond Lux: methods for species and photoreceptor-specific quantification of ambient light for mammals
Our study presents methods for measuring light in species-specific α-opic units that are superior to the existing unit of photopic lux and holds the promise of improvements to the health and welfare of animals, scientific research reproducibility, agricultural productivity, and energy usage.
Authors
- Roelof A. Hut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4552-0985)
- Tom Woelders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4922-4286)
- Altuğ Didikoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5582-6956)
- Robert James Lucas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1088-8029)
- Timothy Matthew Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-4750)
- Richard J McDowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6051-106X)
- Saba Notash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8691-2901)
- Mazie J Gatt
- Finn Moffatt
Institutions
- Izmir Institute of Technology (TR)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02038-1
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.74
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institutes of Health