Unique structure and optics of the lesser eyes of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora

Vision Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1061-1073

  Garm, A ^a   Andersson, F ^a   Nilsson, Dan E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cubomedusa; Optical model; Refractive index; Visual field; Vitreous cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; FEMALE; JELLYFISH; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL ROTATION; OPTICS; PERIPHERAL VISION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; TRIPEDALIA CYSTOPHORA; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; CUBOZOA; EYE; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; REFRACTOMETRY; VISUAL FIELDS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 41049096157     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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