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| Title |
Cone monochromacy and visual pigment spectral tuning in wobbegong sharks
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| Published in |
Biology Letters, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0663 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Susan M. Theiss, Wayne I. L. Davies, Shaun P. Collin, David M. Hunt, Nathan S. Hart |
| Abstract |
Much is known regarding the evolution of colour vision in nearly every vertebrate class, with the notable exception of the elasmobranchs. While multiple spectrally distinct cone types are found in some rays, sharks appear to possess only a single class of cone and, therefore, may be colour blind. In this study, the visual opsin genes of two wobbegong species, Orectolobus maculatus and Orectolobus ornatus, were isolated to verify the molecular basis of their monochromacy. In both species, only two opsin genes are present, RH1 (rod) and LWS (cone), which provide further evidence to support the concept that sharks possess only a single cone type. Examination of the coding sequences revealed substitutions that account for interspecific variation in the photopigment absorbance spectra, which may reflect the difference in visual ecology between these species. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 61 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Other | 11 | 16% |
| Unknown | 12 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 40 | 60% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 12 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
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