The effect of elevated hydrostatic pressure on the spectral absorption of deep-sea fish visual pigments

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 314-319

  Partridge, J C ^a   White, E M ^a   Douglas, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep sea fish; Pressure; Retina; Visual pigment

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; FISHES; PRESSURE; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32444439976     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01984     Document Type: Article

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