Vision in the peafowl (Aves: Pavo cristatus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 3925-3935

  Hart, Nathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avian retina; Colour vision; Cone oil droplet; Ganglion cell topography; Microspectrophotometry; Ocular media; Pavo cristatus; Peafowl; Photoreceptor; Visual ecology; Visual pigment

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; VISION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENTS; VISION;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PAVO; PAVO CRISTATUS;

EID: 0036931996     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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