Quantitative estimates of visual performance features in fossil birds

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 759-773

  Schmitz, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye morphology; Fossil birds; Optical function; Scleral rings; Visual performance

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; LENS; ORBIT; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; SCLERA; VISION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FOSSILS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; ORBIT; PUPIL; SCLERA; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 68349149481     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10720     Document Type: Article

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