Biological Optics: Seeing Colours in the Dark

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 2009, Pages

  Cassey, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COLOR VISION; DARK ADAPTATION; DARKNESS; PARROT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; SHORT SURVEY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR VISION; DARK ADAPTATION; DARKNESS; PARROTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

AVES; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 71649094526     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.10.014     Document Type: Short Survey

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