Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds

Color vision in birds is mediated by four types of cone photoreceptors whose maximal sensitivities (λ(max)) are evenly spaced across the light spectrum. In the course of avian evolution, the λ(max) of the most shortwave-sensitive cone, SWS1, has switched between violet (λ(max) > 400 nm) and ultra...

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Autores principales: Toomey, Matthew B, Lind, Olle, Frederiksen, Rikard, Curley, Robert W, Riedl, Ken M, Wilby, David, Schwartz, Steven J, Witt, Christopher C, Harrison, Earl H, Roberts, Nicholas W, Vorobyev, Misha, McGraw, Kevin J, Cornwall, M Carter, Kelber, Almut, Corbo, Joseph C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2016
Materias:
Biochemistry
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27402384
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15675

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27402384
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15675

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