The eyes of oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis): Pushing at the limits of sensitivity

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-29

  Martin, Graham ^a   Rojas, Luz Marina ^b   Ramírez, Yleana ^b   McNeil, Raymond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PUPIL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA RECEPTIVE FIELD; STEATORNIS CARIPENSIS; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EYE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; VISUAL FIELDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAPRIMULGIFORMES; STEATORNIS CARIPENSIS; STEATORNITHIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1042292699     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-003-0495-3     Document Type: Article

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