Comparative analysis of retina structure and photopic electroretinograms in developing altricial pigeons (Columba livia) and precocial Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-518

  Rojas, Luz Marina ^a   Mitchell, Makerys A ^a   Ramírez, Yleana M ^a   McNeil, Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Columba livia; Common pigeon; Coturnix japonica; Electroretinogram; Japanese quail; Retina

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649017372     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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