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Evolution of colour vision in mammals by Jacobs, Gerald H.

“…Colour vision allows animals to reliably distinguish differences in the distributions of spectral energies reaching the eye. Although not universal, a capacity…”
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Photopigments and the dimensionality of animal color vision by Jacobs, Gerald H.

“…•The dimensionality of color vision is defined by color matching; it is a fundamental feature of human vision and its biology.•Long known that the…”
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Losses of functional opsin genes, short-wavelength cone photopigments, and color vision--a significant trend in the evolution of mammalian vision by Jacobs, Gerald H

“…All mammalian cone photopigments are derived from the operation of representatives from two opsin gene families (SWS1 and LWS in marsupial and eutherian…”
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Primate color vision: a comparative perspective by Jacobs, Gerald H

“…Thirty years ago virtually everything known about primate color vision derived from psychophysical studies of normal and color-defective humans and from…”
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Emergence of Novel Color Vision in Mice Engineered to Express a Human Cone Photopigment by Jacobs, Gerald H, Williams, Gary A, Cahill, Hugh, Nathans, Jeremy

“…Changes in the genes encoding sensory receptor proteins are an essential step in the evolution of new sensory capacities. In primates, trichromatic color…”
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Contributions of the mouse UV photopigment to the ERG and to vision by Jacobs, Gerald H, Williams, Gary A

“…The mouse retina contains two classes of cone photopigment with respective peak sensitivities in the middle (M) wavelengths and in the ultraviolet (UV) portion…”
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Early afferent signaling in the outer plexiform layer regulates development of horizontal cell morphology by Raven, Mary A., Orton, Noelle C., Nassar, Hadi, Williams, Gary A., Stell, William K., Jacobs, Gerald H., Bech-Hansen, N. Torben, Reese, Benjamin E.

“…The dendritic patterning of retinal horizontal cells has been shown to be specified by the cone photoreceptor afferents. The present investigation has…”
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Cone-based vision of rats for ultraviolet and visible lights by Jacobs, G H, Fenwick, J A, Williams, G A

“…Rats (Rattus norvegicus) have two classes of cone, one containing an ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive photopigment and the other housing a pigment maximally…”
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Visual pigments of marine carnivores: pinnipeds, polar bear, and sea otter by Levenson, David H, Ponganis, Paul J, Crognale, Michael A, Deegan, Jess F., II, Dizon, Andy, Jacobs, Gerald H

“…Rod and cone visual pigments of 11 marine carnivores were evaluated. Rod, middle/long-wavelength sensitive (M/L) cone, and short-wavelength sensitive (S) cone…”
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The Verriest Lecture 2009: Recent progress in understanding mammalian color vision by Jacobs, Gerald H.

“…There have been significant advances in our understanding of mammalian color vision over the past 15 years. This paper reviews a number of topics that have…”
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Color Vision Variation and Foraging Behavior in Wild Neotropical Titi Monkeys (Callicebus brunneus): Possible Mediating Roles for Spatial Memory and Reproductive Status by Bunce, John A., Isbell, Lynne A., Grote, Mark N., Jacobs, Gerald H.

“…The selective advantages to primates of trichromatic color vision, allowing discrimination among the colors green, yellow, orange, and red, remain poorly…”
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Genetically Engineered Mice with an Additional Class of Cone Photoreceptors: Implications for the Evolution of Color Vision by Smallwood, Philip M., Ölveczky, Bence P., Williams, Gary L., Jacobs, Gerald H., Reese, Benjamin E., Meister, Markus, Nathans, Jeremy

“…Among eutherian mammals, only primates possess trichromatic color vision. In Old World primates, trichromacy was made possible by a visual pigment gene…”
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Cone Photoreceptor Recovery after Experimental Detachment and Reattachment: An Immunocytochemical, Morphological, and Electrophysiological Study by Sakai, Tsutomu, Calderone, Jack B, Lewis, Geoffrey P, Linberg, Kenneth A, Fisher, Steven K, Jacobs, Gerald H

“…To compare the morphologic and functional recovery of the retina after detachment and reattachment in an animal with a cone-dominant retina, the ground…”
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Characterization of opsin gene alleles affecting color vision in a wild population of titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus) by Bunce, John A., Isbell, Lynne A., Neitz, Maureen, Bonci, Daniela, Surridge, Alison K., Jacobs, Gerald H., Smith, David Glenn

“…The color vision of most platyrrhine primates is determined by alleles at the polymorphic X‐linked locus coding for the opsin responsible for the middle‐ to…”
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Spectral Tuning of Pigments Underlying Red-Green Color Vision by Neitz, Maureen, Neitz, Jay, Jacobs, Gerald H.

“…Variations in the absorption spectra of cone photopigments over the spectral range of about 530 to 562 nanometers are a principal cause of individual…”
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New World Monkeys and Color by Jacobs, Gerald H

“…The visual worlds of most primates are rich with potential color signals, and many representatives of the order have evolved the biological mechanisms that…”
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Recent progress in understanding mammalian color vision by JACOBS, Gerald H

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Spectral properties and retinal distribution of ferret cones by Calderone, Jack B, Jacobs, Gerald H

“…The spectral mechanisms of the ferret (Mustela putorious furo) were studied with electroretinogram (ERG) flicker photometry. Variations in adaptation state and…”
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The Discovery of Spectral Opponency in Visual Systems and its Impact on Understanding the Neurobiology of Color Vision by Jacobs, Gerald H.

“…The two principal theories of color vision that emerged in the nineteenth century offered alternative ideas about the nature of the biological mechanisms that…”
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Retinal receptors in rodents maximally sensitive to ultraviolet light by Jacobs, Gerald H, Neitz, Jay, Deegan, Jess F

“…High sensitivity to near-ultraviolet light is a fundamental feature of vision in many invertebrates. Among vertebrates there are some amphibians, birds and…”
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