Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Chordata » Osteichthyes » Sarcopterygii » Tetrapoda » Mammalia » Eutheria » Euarchontoglires » Glires » Rodentia » Myomorpha » Cricetidae

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
Green cone508nm  508nm
Rod500nm  500nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
Green cone   Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod   Scotopic
Cones-Rods
549nm - 509nm - 468nm
 
Green cone Rod Mesopic

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Notes and References:

Williams GA, Jacobs GH (2008) Absence of functional short-wavelength sensitive cone pigments in hamsters (Mesocricetus). J Comp Physiol A 194:429–439. doi:10.1007/s00359-008-0316-4

Kirk, E. C., & Kay, R. F. (2004). The evolution of high visual acuity in the Anthropoidea. In Anthropoid Origins (pp. 539-602). Springer US.

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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