Spectral distribution of primate cones and of the macular pigment: Matched to properties of the world?

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 847-852

  Mollon, John D ^a   Regan, B C ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

PHOTOPIGMENTS;

COLOR VISION;

EID: 0032613469     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.66.000847     Document Type: Article

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