Spectral sensitivity of the ctenid spider Cupiennius salei

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 4103-4108

  Zopf, Lydia M ^a   Schmid, Axel ^a   Fredman, David ^a   Eriksson, Bo Joakim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Behavioural test; Eyes; Gene expression; Opsins; Phylogeny; Vision

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD PROTEIN; OPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOURAL TEST; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUND EYE; DNA SEQUENCE; EYES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATION; SPIDER; VISION;

BEHAVIOURAL TEST; EYES; GENE EXPRESSION; OPSINS; PHYLOGENY; VISION;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD PROTEINS; COMPOUND EYE, ARTHROPOD; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPSINS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPIDERS;

EID: 84886581456     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.086256     Document Type: Article

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