Retinal morphology and electrophysiology of two Caprimulgiformes birds: The cave-living and nocturnal oilbird (Steatornis caripensis), and the crepuscularly and nocturnally foraging common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-33

  Rojas, L M ^a   Ramirez Y ^a   McNeil, R ^b   Mitchell, M ^a   Marin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common pauraque; Cone; Electroretinogram; Nyctidromus albicollis; Oilbird; Retina; Rod; Steatornis caripensis; Tapetum; Vision in darkness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FISH; INSECT; LUMINANCE; MORPHOLOGY; NIGHT VISION; NONHUMAN; NYCTIDROMUS ALBICOLLIS; PHOTON; PHOTOPIC VISION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; STEATORNIS CARIPENSIS;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SONGBIRDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

AVES; CAPRIMULGIFORMES; HEXAPODA; NYCTIDROMUS; NYCTIDROMUS ALBICOLLIS; PISCES; STEATORNIS CARIPENSIS;

EID: 2942711524     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077540     Document Type: Article

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