Survey of modern counterparts of schizochroal trilobite eyes: Structural and functional similarities and differences

Historical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 229-263

  Horváth, Gábor ^a   Clarkson, Euan N K ^b   Pix, Waltraud ^c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional morphology; Modern analogies; Schizochroal trilobite eye; Trilobites

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; STREPSIPTERA; TRILOBITOMORPHA;

EYE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; SCHIZOCHROAL; TRILOBITE;

EID: 0031464949     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912969709386565     Document Type: Article

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