PRINCIPLES OF MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT
The effects of monochromatic light on animals are still being studied: new insights, new approaches and new applications have been revealed during recent years.
Birds perceive light in a different way than human beings do. For example, the sensitivity for the wavelengths of the light spectrum from a bird eye is different from the human eye (see picture below). A bird sees in the blue area of the spectrum up to 13 times as much as a human being and in the red area up to 3.5 times.
Green and blue light go through the eyes to the nerves of the bird, where it stimulates the growth hormones. Red light penetrates deeply not only through the eye, but also through the skin of the bird.
Furthermore, the utilization of dark periods allows the birds to rest and develop.
In general the birds become much quieter when exposed to monochromatic light, this is NOT only an issue of giving the right color, but as much of eliminating unwanted colors.
The share of red color in incandescent white light is higher than in daylight.
Research has discovered that:
-Monochromatic GREEN light stimulates the number of muscle cells and building of skeleton
-Monochromatic BLUE light stimulates the production of testosterone in plasma, which generates proteins to make the muscle cells bigger
-Monochromatic RED stimulates the hypothalamus, which makes hormones for reproduction, which stimulates the egg production and increases the fertility
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