Regional variations in the outer retina of Atherinomorpha (Beloniformes, Atheriniformes, Cyprinodontiformes: Teleostei): Photoreceptors, cone patterns, and cone densities

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-288

  Reckel, Frank ^a   Melzer, Roland R ^b  

^a Department Biologie II ^*  (Germany)

^b Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherinomorpha; Cone density; Cone mosaic; NBT; Photoreceptor; Regional differences; Retina; Triple cones

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY; SMEGMAMORPHA; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; PHYLOGENY; SMEGMAMORPHA; STAINING AND LABELING;

AMECA SPLENDENS; ATHERINIFORMES; ATHERINOMORPHA; BELONE; BELONE BELONE; BELONIFORMES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; MELANOTAENIA; MELANOTAENIA MACCULLOCHI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0041920545     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10122     Document Type: Article

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