Polymorphism of red receptors: Sensitivity spectra of proximal photoreceptors in the small white butterfly Pieris rapae crucivora

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2787-2793

  Qiu, Xudong ^a   Arikawa, Kentaro ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Color vision; Compound eye; Photoreceptor; Pieris rapae crucivora; Retina; Rhabdom

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; RETINAL PIGMENTS;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS RAPAE; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0042928143     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00493     Document Type: Article

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