Color vision in salamander larvae.
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چکیده
In behavioral experiments using monochromatic prey-patterns, larval salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) are able to discriminate colored from white light. In the retina only blue-yellow opponent-color ganglion cells were recorded. Thus the color vision in these animals is dichromatic.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. Section C, Biosciences
دوره 34 9-10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979