Photopic sensitivity to red and blue light related to retinal differences in two zooplanktivorous haplochromine species (Teleostei, Cichlidae)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-20

  Smit, S A ^a   Anker, G Ch ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cichlids; Photopic environment; Photopigments; Photoreceptors; Retina; Visual sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0011302656     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854297x00201     Document Type: Article

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