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The “yellow strips” on the cuticle of the Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis, Hymenoptera, Vespinae), present photoelectric properties. A mathematical model for the relative changes in resistance as a photoconductive process conforms to the general model for a semiconductor with traps.
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Ishay, J.S., Perna, B., Hochberg, Y. et al. Photoelectric properties of the “yellow strips” inVespa orientalis; a mathematical model. Bltn Mathcal Biology 42, 681–689 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460986
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