A mechanistic inter-species comparison of flicker sensitivity

Vision Research

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1723-1734

  Jarvis, John R ^a   Prescott, Neville B ^a   Wathes, Christopher M ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flicker sensitivity; Inter species comparison; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAT; CHICKEN; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GOLDFISH; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; INSECTIVORE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OPTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SQUIRREL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038684414     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(03)00253-0     Document Type: Article

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