Comparative analysis of the size and shape of the lizard eye

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-75

  Hall, Margaret I ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye morphology; Light level adaptation; Photopic vision; Scotopic vision; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

SPHENODON; SQUAMATA;

EID: 37349128121     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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