Evolution of vertebrate visual pigments

Vision Research

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2022-2041

  Bowmaker, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cone; Evolution; Opsin; Rod; Visual pigment

Indexed keywords

OPSIN; VISUAL PIGMENT;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIRD; COLOR VISION; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE ISOLATION; MAMMAL; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; EVOLUTION; OPSINS; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 51349093264     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.03.025     Document Type: Article

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