Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Chordata » Osteichthyes » Sarcopterygii » Tetrapoda » Diapsida » Archosauria » Aves » Neoaves » Strigiformes » Strigidae

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
Predominant cone555nm475nm512nm561nm
Rod503nm  503nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
Predominant cone   Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod   Scotopic

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Notes and References:

Jacobs GH, Crognale M, Fenwick J (1987) Cone Pigment of the Great Horned Owl. The Condor 89:436-439

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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