The eye of the blue acara (Aequidens pulcher, Cichlidae) grows to compensate for defocus due to chromatic aberration

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 837-842

  Kroger R H H ^a   Wagner, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatic aberration; Emmetropization; Eye growth; Fish; Monochromatic light

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COLOR; CYTOLOGY; EYE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA CONE; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; COLOR; CONES (RETINA); CUES; EYE; FISHES; LIGHT; MELANINS; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA;

EID: 0030337821     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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