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Fig. 3

From: Altered environmental light drives retinal change in the Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) over timescales relevant to marine environmental disturbance

Fig. 3

Effects of light spectrum and exposure time on the proportion of cone photoreceptor sensitivity types in juvenile Megalops atlanticus. a Green fluorescence indicates long-wavelength sensitive (LWS) cone opsin immunoreactivity; red fluorescence indicates rod opsin immunoreactivity. Inset values indicate the average of putative LWS cone photoreceptor abundances per 50 μm linear expanse of retina. Scale bar indicates 50 μm. b The effects of light color and exposure time on LWS cone photoreceptor abundance per 50 μm expanse of retina was compared by a 2 × 2 multifactor ANOVA. Brackets with lettering indicate significant difference in sensitivity between spectral conditions. Asterisk indicates significant difference between time points. Error bars indicate standard error of the mean

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BMC Ecology

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