The Contribution of Ultraviolet and Short-Wavelength Sensitive Cone Mechanisms to Color Vision in Rainbow Trout
作者:
David J. Coughlin,
Craig W. Hawryshyn,
期刊:
Brain, Behavior and Evolution
(Karger Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 43,
issue 4-5
页码: 219-232
ISSN:0006-8977
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1159/000113636
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Oncorhynchus mykiss;Rainbow trout;Single unit;Color vision;Ultraviolet photoreception;Optic tectum;Optic nerve;Torus semicircularis
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Color vision in rainbow trout was studied by characterizing the spectral sensitivity of single units in three areas of visual processing: optic nerve; optic tectum; and torus semicircularis. Sensitivity to medium wavelength stimuli was a common feature of all single units examined. Additionally, long wavelength sensitivity was found in all units that were not medium wavelength-only or monophasic. Ultraviolet and short-wavelength sensitivity was common in small, juvenile trout, with ultraviolet sensitive units found in the optic nerve and torus, and short wavelength sensitivity found in the optic nerve and tectum. The shorter wavelength inputs were excitatory and, if found in the same unit, synergistic. The most common type of unit in the trout tectum and optic nerve is trichromatic, with ON inputs from the long and short cone mechanisms and an OFF input from the medium mechanism. In contrast, goldfish color vision is dominated by L and M opponent units without S input. The segregation of ultraviolet sensitivity in the torus but not in the tectum relates to functional differences of these two areas. While the tectum serves the function of wavelength discrimination, ultraviolet inputs to the torus may contribute to prey detection and orientation.
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