Oblique color vision in an open-habitat bird: Spectral sensitivity, photoreceptor distribution and behavioral implications

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 3442-3452

  Moore, Bret A ^a   Baumhardt, Patrice ^a   Doppler, Megan ^a   Randolet, Jacquelyn ^a   Blackwell, Bradley F ^b   DeVault, Travis L ^b   Loew, Ellis R ^c   Fernández Juricic, Esteban ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Color vision; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CYTOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEATHER; GOOSE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA CONE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ECOSYSTEM; FEATHERS; GEESE; LIGHT; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL PIGMENTS;

ANSER; AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA CANADENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866259299     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.073957     Document Type: Article

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