Interspecific variations in the morphology and ultrastructure of the rhabdoms of oplophorid shrimps

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-95

  Gaten, Edward ^a   Shelton, Peter M J ^a   Nowel, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Deep sea; Distal rhabdom; Rhabdom structure; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTORECEPTOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE;

ACANTHEPHYRA; ACANTHEPHYRA PELAGICA; CRUSTACEA; SYSTELLASPIS; SYSTELLASPIS DEBILIS;

EID: 0038422874     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10103     Document Type: Article

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