Visual acuity of snapper Pagrus auratus: Effect of size and spectral composition

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1883-1894

  Robinson, E ^a,b   Jerrett, A R ^b   Black, S E ^b   Davison, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eye; Light wavelength; Optomotor response; Vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; HISTOLOGY; LENS; LIGHT; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIGHT; PERCIFORMES; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 83055186427     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03130.x     Document Type: Article

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