Kreysing M, Pusch R, Haverkate D, Landsberger M, Engelmann J, Ruiter J, Mora-Ferrer C, Ulbricht E, Grosche J, Franze K, Streif S, Schumacher S, Makarov F, Kacza J, Guck J, Wolburg H, Bowmaker JK, Von Der Emde G, Schuster S, Wagner HJ, Reichenbach A, Francke M (2012)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2012
Book Volume: 336
Pages Range: 1700-1703
Journal Issue: 6089
Despite their diversity, vertebrate retinae are specialized to maximize either photon catch or visual acuity. Here, we describe a functional type that is optimized for neither purpose. In the retina of the elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii), cone photoreceptors are grouped together within reflecting, photonic crystal-lined cups acting as macroreceptors, but rod photoreceptors are positioned behind these reflectors. This unusual arrangement matches rod and cone sensitivity for detecting color-mixed stimuli, whereas the photoreceptor grouping renders the fish insensitive to spatial noise; together, this enables more reliable flight reactions in the fish's dim and turbid habitat as compared with fish lacking this retinal specialization.
APA:
Kreysing, M., Pusch, R., Haverkate, D., Landsberger, M., Engelmann, J., Ruiter, J.,... Francke, M. (2012). Photonic crystal light collectors in fish retina improve vision in turbid water. Science, 336(6089), 1700-1703. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1218072
MLA:
Kreysing, Moritz, et al. "Photonic crystal light collectors in fish retina improve vision in turbid water." Science 336.6089 (2012): 1700-1703.
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