otoien Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 The original work on this by colleagues in Tromsø:https://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/12/2014.long Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Øivind, thank you for posting these links. I found them quite interesting. Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 sensitivity to such short wavelengths is not mediated by a separate UV receptor I found it particularly interesting that the reindeer do not have a separate UV receptor. And also I found quite interesting that the reindeer do not get retinal damage from the UV. The scientists don't know why at this time. Link to comment
otoien Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 ....And also I found quite interesting that the reindeer do not get retinal damage from the UV. The scientists don't know why at this time.May be related to this:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826237/ Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 That is quite amazing. Thank you, Øivind. (Referring here to the seasonal adaptive capability of the reindeer eye.) Link to comment
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