Contrast sensitivity in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-210

  Hanke, Frederike D ^a   Scholtyssek, Christine ^a   Hanke, Wolf ^a   Dehnhardt, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Harbor seal; Phoca vitulina; Resolution; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751611382     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0600-y     Document Type: Article

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