Blar i Department of Biological Sciences på forfatter "Busserolles de, Fanny"
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Pushing the limits of photoreception in twilight conditions: The rod-like cone retina of the deep-sea pearlsides
Busserolles de, Fanny; Cortesi, Fabio; Helvik, Jon Vidar; Davies, Wayne I. L.; Templin, Rachel M.; Sullivan, Robert K. P.; Michell, Craig T.; Mountford, Jessica K.; Collin, Shaun P.; Irigoien, Xabier; Kaartvedt, Stein; Marshall, Justin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Most vertebrates have a duplex retina comprising two photoreceptor types, rods for dim-light (scotopic) vision and cones for bright-light (photopic) and color vision. However, deep-sea fishes are only active in dim-light ...