Abstract
The visual pigments in the retinal rods of elvers (Anguilla anguilla L.) were examined by microspectrophotometry and high performance liquid chromatography. The glass elver stage had a mixture of rhodopsin P5011 and porphyropsin P5232 with the former predominating (P5011:P5232= c. 60:40). More mature pigmented elvers had a predominance of the porphyropsin P5232 (P5011:P5232= c. 10:90). The shift between the proportions of each pigment was monitored over a 7‐month period and was shown to occur in individual retinal rods. This shift is a reverse of the pigment shift that occurs in adult eels during their downstream migration.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 601-611 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Fish Biology |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Wood, P., Partridge, J. C., & De Grip, W. J. (1992). Rod visual pigment changes in the elver of the eel Anguilla anguilla L. measured by microspectrophotometry. Journal of Fish Biology, 41(4), 601-611. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02686.x