Developmental changes in the visual pigments of the yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 235-246

  Loew, Ellis R ^a   McFarland, William N ^b   Margulies, Daniel ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Visual pigments; Yellowfin tuna; max variability

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT; VISION;

SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0036998667     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023624021000003826     Document Type: Article

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