Spatial vision in the echinoid genus Echinometra

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 4249-4253

  Blevins, Erin ^a   Johnsen, Sönke ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity; Echinoderm; Echinoid; Vision; Visual

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN; UNITED STATES; VISION;

ANIMALS; FLORIDA; FORM PERCEPTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEA URCHINS; VISION;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; ECHINOMETRA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 11944270724     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01286     Document Type: Article

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