The UV visual world of fishes: A review

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 921-943

  Losey, G S ^a   Cronin, T W ^b   Goldsmith, T H ^c   Hyde, D ^d   Marshall, N J ^e   McFarland, W N ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Coloration; Evolution; Opsin; Ultraviolet; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033135174     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0919     Document Type: Review

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