Inferring the retinal anatomy and visual capacities of extinct vertebrates

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Rowe, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Dinosaurs; Eyes; Perception; Photopigments

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745621120     PISSN: 10948074     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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