Term Name: visually-mediated background adaptation
Synonyms:
Definition: Any process in which an organism changes its pigmentation (lightening in response to a brighter environment or darkening in response to a dimmer environment) in response to a change in light intensity detected by melanopsin-expressing eye cells.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0120303]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: background adaptation