Spectral sensitivity of four species of fiddler crabs (Uca pugnax, Uca pugilator, Uca vomeris and Uca tangeri) measured by in situ microspectrophotometry

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 447-453

  Jordão, Joana M ^a   Cronin, Thomas W ^b   Oliveira, Rui F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiddler crab; Microspectrophotometry; Spectral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; COLOR PERCEPTION; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; PHYLOGENY; RETINAL PIGMENTS;

CELUCA PUGILATOR; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MINUCA PUGNAX; OCYPODIDAE; UCA TANGERI; UCA VOMERIS;

EID: 33847364829     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02658     Document Type: Article

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