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

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 (λmax) are evenly spaced across the light spectrum. In the course of avian evolution, the λmax of the most shortwave-sensitive cone, SWS1, has switched between violet (λmax > 400 nm) and ultravi...

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Main Authors: Matthew B Toomey, Olle Lind, Rikard Frederiksen, Robert W Curley Jr, Ken M Riedl, David Wilby, Steven J Schwartz, Christopher C Witt, Earl H Harrison, Nicholas W Roberts, Misha Vorobyev, Kevin J McGraw, M Carter Cornwall, Almut Kelber, Joseph C Corbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-07-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
spectral tuning
carotenoids
sensory ecology
birds
retina
photoreceptors
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/15675

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/15675

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