1 Cone monochromacy and visual pigment spectral tuning in wobbegong sharks
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Susan M. Theiss, Wayne I. L. Davies, Shaun P. Collin, David M. Hunt and Nathan S. Hart School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; School of Animal Biology and the UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; and Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Cone monochromacy and visual pigment spectral tuning in wobbegong sharks.
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