Multifocal optical systems and pupil dynamics in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2752-2758

  Lind, Olle E ^a   Kelber, Almut ^a   Kröger, Ronald H H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bird; Color vision; Lens; Longitudinal chromatic aberration; Multifocal; Pupil dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; REFRACTOMETRY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VISION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; PUPIL; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTOMETRY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; VISION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MUS; PSITTACIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 53949094557     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.018630     Document Type: Article

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