Contrast enhancement through structural variations in the rhabdoms of oplophorid shrimps

Marine Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 499-504

  Gaten, E ^a   Shelton, P M J ^a   Nowel, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE; MORPHOLOGY;

ACANTHEPHYRA; ACANTHEPHYRA PELAGICA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SYSTELLASPIS; SYSTELLASPIS DEBILIS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 4644324841     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1338-2     Document Type: Article

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