The structure of anchovy outer retinae (Engraulididae, Clupeiformes) - A comparative light- and electron-microscopic study using museum-stored material

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1356-1380

  Heß, Martin ^a   Melzer, Roland R ^b   Eser, Roland ^a   Smola, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional morphology; Pigment epithelium; Polarization vision; Polycones; Tapetum; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FISH; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INFORMATION CENTER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FISHES; GEOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUSEUMS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA;

ANCHOA; ANCHOVIELLA ALLENI; CETENGRAULIS MYSTICETUS; CLUPEIDAE; CLUPEIFORMES; CLUPEONELLA CULTRIVENTRIS; COILIA NASUS; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; ENCRASICHOLINA HETEROLOBA; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; ETHMALOSA FIMBRIATA; ILISHA AFRICANA; LYCENGRAULIS BATESII; LYCOTHRISSA CROCODILUS; PELLONULA LEONENSIS; PRISTIGASTERIDAE; SETIPINNA TATY; STOLEPHORUS INDICUS; THRYSSA SETIROSTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751258008     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10482     Document Type: Article

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