The visual acuity of the frog (Rana pipiens)

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

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-24

  Aho, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Frog Rana pipiens; Grating resolution; Retinal ganglion cell density; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; PRENANTHELLA EXIGUA; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0031024082     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050023     Document Type: Article

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