Early evolution of multifocal optics for well-focused colour vision in vertebrates

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1559-1564

  Gustafsson, O S E ^a   Collin, S P ^b   Kroger R H H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colour vision; Evolution; Lamprey; Lens; Longitudinal chromatic aberration; Longitudinal spherical aberration; Multifocal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; LAMPREY; LENS; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINOSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; LAMPREYS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RETINOSCOPY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISION;

AGNATHA; ANIMALIA; GEOTRIA AUSTRALIS; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); HAGFISH; LAMPETRA FLUVIATILIS; MORDACIA MORDAX; MORDACIA PRAECOX; MYXINIDAE; OSTEICHTHYES; PETROMYZON; PETROMYZON MARINUS; PETROMYZONTIDAE; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 46949104309     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.016048     Document Type: Article

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