Comparison of behavioural and morphological measures of visual resolution during ontogeny of roach (Rutilus rutilus) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1506-1512

  Wanzenböck, Josef ^a   Zaunreiter, Monika ^b   Wahl, Christina M ^c   Noakes, David L G ^d  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERCA FLAVESCENS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

ONTOGENY; ROACH; VISION; YELLOW PERCH;

EID: 0030303510     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-082     Document Type: Article

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