Dark adaptation and visual sensitivity in shallow and deep-diving pinnipeds

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1303-1313

  Levenson, David H ^a,b   Schusterman, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California sea lion; Dark adaptation; Elephant seal; Harbor seal; Visual sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIVING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PINNIPED; VISION;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 0032742191     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00892.x     Document Type: Article

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