Retinal structure and foraging microhabitat use of the golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1016-1025

  Kronfeld Schor, N ^a   Dayan, T ^a   Jones, M E ^a   Kremer, I ^a   Mandelik, Y ^a   Wollberg, M ^a   Yassur, Y ^a   Gaton, D D ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acomys cahirinus; Acomys russatus; Cones; Diurnal; Foraging microhabitat use; Nocturnal; Photoreceptors; Retina; Spiny mice

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EYE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT;

ACOMYS CAHIRINUS; ACOMYS RUSSATUS; MAMMALIA; MUS SAXICOLA; SPINY;

EID: 0035209953     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<1016:RSAFMU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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