Temporal properties of the lens eyes of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora

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Temporal properties of the lens eyes of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora. / O'Connor, Megan; Nilsson, Dan-E; Garm, Anders Lydik.

I: Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, Bind 196, Nr. 3, 2010, s. 213-220.

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O'Connor, M, Nilsson, D-E & Garm, AL 2010, 'Temporal properties of the lens eyes of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora', Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, bind 196, nr. 3, s. 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-010-0506-8

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O'Connor, M., Nilsson, D-E., & Garm, A. L. (2010). Temporal properties of the lens eyes of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, 196(3), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-010-0506-8

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O'Connor M, Nilsson D-E, Garm AL. Temporal properties of the lens eyes of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology. 2010;196(3):213-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-010-0506-8

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O'Connor, Megan ; Nilsson, Dan-E ; Garm, Anders Lydik. / Temporal properties of the lens eyes of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora. I: Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology. 2010 ; Bind 196, Nr. 3. s. 213-220.

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