Spectral sensitivities and photopigments in adaptation of fly visual receptors
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Science of Nature
- Vol. 63 (11) , 513-518
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00596847
Abstract
Chromatic adaptation and receptor-deficient mutants were used to systemically eliminate specific receptor function to provide the 1st complete spectral sensitivity and photopigment characteristic data of all 3 receptor types (R1-6, R7 and R8) in Drosophila compound eyes. Different fly genera had different adaptation responses which allowed characterization of photopigment spectra. Drosophila mutants with anomalous excitation revealed mechanisms coupling photopigment activation with receptor excitation.Keywords
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