Spatial vision in the purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Echinoidea)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-255

  Yerramilli, D ^a   Johnsen, S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse sensory system; Echinoid; Marine ecology; Spatial vision; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FORM PERCEPTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS; VISION, OCULAR;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; ECHINOMETRA; LIMULUS; MEROSTOMATA; NAUTILUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 75249094564     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033159     Document Type: Article

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