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- ItemRetinal spectral sensitivity, fur coloration, and urine reflectance in the genus Octodon (Rodentia)(2003) Chávez, AE; Bozinovic, F; Peichl, L; Palacios, AGPURPOSE. To determine the eye's spectral sensitivity in three species of the genus Octodon (order Rodentia; infraorder Caviomorpha), O. degus, O. bridgesi, and O. lunatus, as well as the spectral properties of the animals' fur and urine and of objects in their habitat. The genus is endemic in Chile and contains species with different habitats and circadian patterns (diurnal versus nocturnal).