Number and distribution of neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer in relation to foraging behaviors of tyrant flycatchers

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 514, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-73

  Coimbra, João Paulo ^a   Trévia, Nonata ^a   Marceliano, Maria Luiza Videira ^b   Andrade Da Costa, Belmira Lara da Silveira ^c   Picanço Diniz, Cristovam Wanderley ^a   Yamada, Elizabeth Sumi ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Zoologia   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evolutionary history; Retinal ganglion cell layer; Stereology; Tyrant flycatchers; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELAENIA FLAVOGASTER; GIANT CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL FRACTIONATOR; PHAEMYIAS MURINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TYRANT FLYCATCHER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ANIMAL; APPETITE; CYTOLOGY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA NERVE CELL; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CELL COUNT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL NEURONS; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 63449138783     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21992     Document Type: Article

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