Mix and Match Color Vision: Tuning Spectral Sensitivity by Differential Opsin Gene Expression in Lake Malawi Cichlids

@article{Parry2005MixAM,
  title={Mix and Match Color Vision: Tuning Spectral Sensitivity by Differential Opsin Gene Expression in Lake Malawi Cichlids},
  author={Juliet W. L. Parry and Karen L. Carleton and Tyrone C. Spady and Aba Carboo and David M. Hunt and James. K. Bowmaker},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2005},
  volume={15},
  pages={1734-1739}
}
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