Color vision in the manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 2747-2757

  Griebel, Ulrike ^a   Schmid, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Color discrimination; Color vision; Manatee; Sirenia; Trichechus manatus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0030245630     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)00323-1     Document Type: Article

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