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 |
|---|---|
| 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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Rod visual pigment changes in the elver of the eel Anguilla anguilla L. measured by microspectrophotometry. / Wood, P.; Partridge, J. C.; De Grip, W. J.
In: Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 41, No. 4, 01.01.1992, p. 601-611.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Rod visual pigment changes in the elver of the eel Anguilla anguilla L. measured by microspectrophotometry
AU - Wood, P.
AU - Partridge, J. C.
AU - De Grip, W. J.
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - adaptation
KW - Anguilla anguilla
KW - development
KW - elvers
KW - microspectrophotometry
KW - visual pigment
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02686.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02686.x
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 601
EP - 611
JO - Journal of Fish Biology
JF - Journal of Fish Biology
SN - 0022-1112
IS - 4
ER -