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Photopigment spectral absorbance of Lake Malaŵi cichlids
Author(s) -
Jordan R.,
Kellogg K.,
Howe D.,
Juanes F.,
Stauffer J.,
Loew E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00992.x
Subject(s) - photopigment , biology , absorbance , spectral sensitivity , fish <actinopterygii> , pigment , zoology , ecology , fishery , botany , optics , retinal , wavelength , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
To predict spectral sensitivity, microspectrophotometry (MSP) was used to measure absorbance of photoreceptor cells from 15 species of Lake Malaŵi cichlids. Each fish had one rod and at least three cone pigments. UV‐sensitive pigments were common, but spectral sensitivity did not clearly correlate with feeding mode or habitat.