Morphology and topographical organization of the retina of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2001, Pages 718-725

  Bartol, S M ^a   Musick, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035817457     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0718:MATOOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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