Ocular morphology of the Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-110

  Brudenall, Denise K ^a   Schwab, Ivan R ^b,c   Fritsches, Kerstin A ^d  

^a Animal Eye Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Anatomy; Dermochelys; Eye; Leatherback sea turtle; Optical sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EYE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TURTLE; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; EYE; FEMALE; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUES; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; MAMMALIA; PISCES; PYRAMIDALIS; REPTILIA; TELEOSTEI; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 39749184015     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2008.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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