The common white sucker (Catostomus commersoni): A fish with ultraviolet sensitivity that lacks polarization sensitivity

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-341

  Novales Flamarique, I ^a,b   Hawryshyn, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double cone; Fish; Photoreceptor mosaic; Polarization sensitivity; Retina

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642679285     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050183     Document Type: Article

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