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Functional organization of the outer retina in aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates: comparative aspects and possible significance to the ecology of vision

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Adaptive Mechanisms in the Ecology of Vision

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The visual world is extremely diverse in several different respects. For example, the intensity of terrestrial illumination can vary by 1010–1011 times, even during the course of one day. Visual conditions are made even more complex after light enters under water due to the additional effects of scattering. Thus, depending upon the type of water (e.g. freshwater, brackish vs. ocean), the quality and quantity of suspended material, depth, season and viewing angle, visual including chromatic factors can change significantly (e.g. Loew and McFarland, 1990). Migratory aquatic animals may be subject to an even more dynamic situation as they move vertically or horizontally through their environment. It would follow, therefore, that the visual system, including the retina, must adapt, on varying time scales, in order to retain optimal functional efficiency.

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Djamgoz, M.B.A., Vallerga, S., Wagner, HJ. (1999). Functional organization of the outer retina in aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates: comparative aspects and possible significance to the ecology of vision. In: Archer, S.N., Djamgoz, M.B.A., Loew, E.R., Partridge, J.C., Vallerga, S. (eds) Adaptive Mechanisms in the Ecology of Vision. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0619-3_11

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