Electroretinographic evaluation of spectral sensitivity in yellow and silver eels (Anguilla anguilla)

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 923-930

  Andjus, R K ^a   Damjanovic ^d   Gacic Z ^a   Konjevic D J ^b   Andjus, P R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Marine Biology   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Electroretinograms; European eel; Spectral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; PHOTORECEPTOR; SODIUM IODATE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032170487     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523898155189     Document Type: Article

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