Electrical response of bat retina to spectral stimulation: comparison of four microchiropteran species

Author

G. M. Hope
K. P. Bhatnagar

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Publication Date

September 1979

Abstract

Electrical responses of the retinas of 4 species of microchiropteran bats stimulated by spectrally restricted light flashes were found to diverge systematically from the rhodopsin absorption spectrum. The divergence was progressively greater across the 4 species. The results appeared explainable by assuming a second photoreceptor class and photopigment which was present in progressively greater numbers in the retinas ofEptesicus fuscus, Desmodus rotundus, Artibeus jamaicensis andCarollia perspicillata.

Keywords

Eptesicus Fuscus, Desmodus Rotundus, Artibeus Jamaicensis, Carollia Perspicillata, Electrical Responses, Bat Retinas

Document Type

Article

Notes

Experientia, Vol. 35, no. 9 (1979-09).

Identifier

SFS0050379_00001

Recommended Citation

Hope, G. M. and Bhatnagar, K. P., "Electrical response of bat retina to spectral stimulation: comparison of four microchiropteran species" (1979). KIP Articles. 1491.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1491