Comparison of red-green equiluminance points in humans and macaques: Evidence for different L: M cone ratios between species

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 545-556

  Dobkins, Karen R ^a   Thiele, Alex ^b   Albright, Thomas D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MACACA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA CONE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; COLOR; CONES (RETINA); FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTIMATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EQUILUMINANCE;

COLOR VISION;

EID: 0034145276     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.000545     Document Type: Article

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