Spectral sensitivity in two species of pinnipeds (Phoca vitulina and Otaria flavescens)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 156-166

  Griebel, Ulrike ^a,d   König, Gertrude ^b   Schmid, Axel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Color discrimination; Color vision; Harbor seal; Otaria flavescens; Phoca vitulina; South American sea lion; Spectral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

COLOR; PINNIPED; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VISION;

OTARIA BYRONIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 32044433756     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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