Intraspecific variation in avian colour vision, and the effects of diet on avian visual physiology
Avian vision is highly developed and complex. Avian retinas contain rod and double cone photoreceptors, and four classes of single cones. Single cones are sensitive to red, green, blue, and violet/ultraviolet wavelengths, producing, it seems, tetrachromatic colour vision. All cones contain an oil dr...
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University of Bristol
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685420 |