The presence of UV wavelengths improves the temporal resolution of the avian visual system

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 3357-3363

  Rubene, Diana ^a   Håstad, Olle ^b   Tauson, Ragnar ^c   Wall, Helena ^c   Ödeen, Anders ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chicken Gallus gallus; Critical flicker frequency; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COLOR VISION; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLOR VISION; FLICKER FUSION; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77956852582     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042424     Document Type: Article

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