The photoreceptors of muraena helena and ariosoma balearicum - A Comparison of multiple bank retinae in anguilliform eels (Teleostei)

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Volumn 237, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 127-137

  Hess, Martin ^a   Melzer, Roland R ^a   Smola, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anguilliformes; Eye evolution; Photic habitat; Pisces; Rod banks; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES; ARIOSOMA BALEARICUM; CONGRIDAE; MURAENA HELENA; MURAENIDAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 67349137203     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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