Effect of light adaptation on electrical responses of the retinas of four species of bats.
The levels of light adaptation at which the retinas of 4 species of microchiropteran bats became unable to generate electroretinograms were progressively ordered. The order correlated well with light preferences based on activity patterns of the 4 species. These results suggest that the ability of the retina to function in ambient light may govern some natural behaviors of these bats.
D000221:Adaptation, Ocular; D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000502:physiology*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008027:Light; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity