ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Gerbil
;
Meriones unguiculatus
;
photopigment spectra
;
cone monochromacy
;
Purkinje shift
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Retinal spectral sensitivity of the gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) shows that this animal has a unique photoreceptor complement: there is only a single class of cone and the spectrum for these receptors is peak shifted toward the short wavelengths relative to the spectra obtained from rods.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01957461
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