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Notes and References:

NOTE: Use caution with these data, as microspectrophotometry for this species is unavailable.

Wu Y., Hadly E.A., Teng W., Hao Y., Liang W., Liu Y., Wang H. (2016) Retinal transcriptome sequencing sheds light on the adaptation to nocturnal and diurnal lifestyles in raptors. Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 33578 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep33578

Ghim MM, Hodos W (2006) Spatial contrast sensitivity of birds. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 192(5):523-34. doi:10.1007/s00359-005-0090-5

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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