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Oscillations in the pigeon's pupil servomechanism in relation to illumination

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Die oszillatorischen Änderungen der Pupillenweite wacher Tauben wurden infrarot-reflektometrisch gemessen. Gleichzeitig mit einer Amplitudenzunahme steight die Frequenz der Pupillenoszillationen von 1/sec bei einer adaptiven Beleuchtung unter 10 Troland bis auf 15/sec bei 1500 Troland.

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  1. Abteilung für Experimentelle Ophthalmologie (II. Physiol. Abteilung) des W.G. Kerckhoff-Instituts der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Bad Nauheim, Germany

    E. Alexandridis

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Alexandridis, E. Oscillations in the pigeon's pupil servomechanism in relation to illumination. Experientia 23, 154–155 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02135978

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