Light, Biological Receptors

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 671-681

  Leech, D M ^a   Johnsen, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Mate choice; Photoreceptors; Spectral sensitivity; Underwater light; UV avoidance; UV vision; Vertical migration; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 75849155960     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370626-3.00073-9     Document Type: Chapter

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9. The following websites are the home pages of prominent researches in the field of vision ecology, including UV vision and its adaptive significance.
10. http://www.biology.duke.edu/johnsenlab/.
11. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/BioSci/Faculty/Loew/.
12. http://www.umbc.edu/biosci/Faculty/cronin.
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