Visual physiology of the antarctic amphipod Abyssorchomene plebs

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-148

  Cohen, Jonathan H ^a   Frank, Tamara M ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; DEEP SEA; IRRADIANCE; PHOTORECEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISION; VISUAL CUE;

ADAPTATION; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LIGHT; VISION;

ABYSSORCHOMENE PLEBS; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDEA; LYSIANASSOIDEA;

EID: 33750729316     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4134588     Document Type: Article

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