The relationship between cone pigments and behavioural sensitivity in a new world monkey (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

M. J. Tovée; J. K. Bowmaker; J. D. Mollon

doi:10.1016/0042-6989(92)90029-I

The relationship between cone pigments and behavioural sensitivity in a new world monkey (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

M. J. Tovée^*, J. K. Bowmaker, J. D. Mollon

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Abstract

Microspectrophotometric measurements of visual pigments and behavioural measurements of spectral sensitivity are reported for individual marmosets from 3 family groups. The sex differences and polymorphism that characterise the long-wave cone pigments in this species are well reflected by variations in the behavioural sensitivities. With one exception, the pattern of inheritance is compatible with a genetic model in which the long-wave pigment is specified by a single polymorphic locus on the X-chromosome. Measurements are also reported for the spectral absorbance of the marmoset lens, and these are used to reconstruct short-wave behavioural sensitivity from the microspectrophotometric measurements of the short-wave cones.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	867-878
Number of pages	12
Journal	Vision Research
Volume	32
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0042-6989(92)90029-I
Publication status	Published - May 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Callithrix jacchus
Color vision
Cones
Lens
Polymorphism
Sex differences
Visual pigments

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The relationship between cone pigments and behavioural sensitivity in a new world monkey (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

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