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Notes and References:

Newman, L. A. & Robinson, P. R. (2006) The visual pigments of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). Vision Research, 46 3326-30. DOI:10.1016/j.visres.2006.03.010

Griebel, U. & Schmid, A (1996) Color Vision in the Manatee (Trichechus manatus) Vision Research, 36(17), 2747-2757. ISSN 0042-6989. doi;10.1016/0042-6989(95)00323-1

Bauer GB, Colbert DE, Gaspard JC, Littlefield B (2003) Underwater Visual Acuity of Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). International Journal of Comparative Physiology 16(2): 130-142

Warrant E.J., Nilsson D.-E. (1998) Absorption of White Light in Photoreceptors. Vision Res., Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 195-207. PII: S0042-6989(97)00151-X

Stavenga D., Smits R.P., Hoenders B.J. (1993) Simple Exponential Functions Describing the Absorbance Bands of Visual Pigment Spectra. Vision Res. 33(8) pp. 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(93)90237-Q



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