Abstract:
:Double cones (DCs) are the most common cone types in fish, reptiles and birds. It has been suggested that DCs are used for achromatic tasks such as luminance, motion and polarization vision. Here we show that a reef fish Rhinecanthus aculeatus can discriminate colours on the basis of the difference between the signals of individual members of DCs. This is the first direct evidence that individual members of DCs are used in colour vision as independent spectral channels.
journal_name
Biol Lettjournal_title
Biology lettersauthors
Pignatelli V,Champ C,Marshall J,Vorobyev Mdoi
10.1098/rsbl.2009.1010subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-08-23 00:00:00pages
537-9issue
4eissn
1744-9561issn
1744-957Xpii
rsbl.2009.1010journal_volume
6pub_type
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