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Comparative study of temporal resolution in the visual systems of mesopelagic crustaceans
| Title: | Comparative study of temporal resolution in the visual systems of mesopelagic crustaceans. |
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| Name(s): |
Frank, Tamara M., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1999 | |
| Publisher: | The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Extent: | 9 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3171572 (digitool), FADT3171572 (IID), fau:5631 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
The temporal characteristics of the visual systems of eight species of mesopelagic crustaceans were studied using the electroretinogram (ERG). Experiments were conducted on shipboard, using dark-captured specimens collected off the south coast of Cuba. As one would expect based on the relative intensity differences in their light environments, the deepest living species, Systellaspis debilis and Sergia jilictum, have low maximum critical flicker fusion frequencies (CFFs) of 21-25 Hz, whereas the shallower living species Oplophorus gracilirostris and lanicella spinacauda have higher maximum CFFs (31-32 Hz). This manuscript is available at http://www.biolbull.org/ and may be cited as: Frank, T. M. (1999). Comparative study of temporal resolution in the visual systems of mesopelagic crustaceans. The Biological Bulletin, 196(2), 137-144. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1270. |
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| Subject(s): |
Crustaceans Electroretinography Flicker fusion Luminescence Marine biology |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171572 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1999 The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
