The functional anatomy of the ciliary muscle in four avian species (part 1 of 2)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 304-311

  Pardue, Machelle T ^a   Sivak, Jacob G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Anatomy; Avian; Birds; Ciliary muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; CILIARY BODY; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHICKENS; CILIARY BODY; COLUMBIDAE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030624905     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316289     Document Type: Article

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