Spectral Sensitivity of Vision in the Mantis Shrimp, Gonodactylus oerstedii, Determined Using Noninvasive Optical Techniques

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dc.contributor.authorCronin, Thomas W.
dc.contributor.authorKing, Christina A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-23T17:01:55Z
dc.date.available2019-05-23T17:01:55Z
dc.date.issued1989-06-01
dc.description.abstractCompound eyes of stomatopod crustaceans have many unique design features. Recently developed intracellular optical physiology techniques permit the measurement of spectral sensitivity functions in intact eyes of these animals. We tested four technically distinct approaches to measurement of spectral sensitivity in peripheral ommatidia of the compound eyes of Gonodactylus oerstedii. Each technique was evaluated for (1) the time required to measure a complete sensitivity spectrum, (2) reproducibility of results, and (3) suitability for use in a fully automated system. A spectral scan technique, in which the visual response is held constant by varying stimulation intensity throughout the scan, was found to be superior. With it, a complete, highly reproducible measurement of spectral sensitivity from 400 to 650 nm at 10-nm intervals could be accomplished automatically within 20 min. The photoreceptors were maximally sensitive near 540 nm, and the sensitivity curve was well described by the absorptance curve for a retinal₁-based visual pigment with peak absorbance at 537 nm and peak density equal to 0.5 OD.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. BNS-8311567 and BNS-8518769.N.J.Marshall read and critiqued the manuscript.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/10967#/summaryen_US
dc.format.extent9 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2os90-vzmz
dc.identifier.citationTHOMAS W. CRONIN and CHRISTINA A. KING, "Spectral Sensitivity of Vision in the Mantis Shrimp, Gonodactylus oerstedii, Determined Using Noninvasive Optical Techniques," The Biological Bulletin 176, no. 3 (June 1989): 308-316.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2307/1541989
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13932
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe Biological bulletinen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectstomatopoden_US
dc.subjectcrustaceansen_US
dc.subjectGonodactylus oerstediien_US
dc.subjectphotoreceptorsen_US
dc.subjectvisual pigmenten_US
dc.titleSpectral Sensitivity of Vision in the Mantis Shrimp, Gonodactylus oerstedii, Determined Using Noninvasive Optical Techniquesen_US
dc.title.alternative1989-06-01en_US
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