Specialized ommatidia of the polarization-sensitive dorsal rim area in the eye of monarch butterflies have non-functional reflecting tapeta

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 338, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-400

  Labhart, Thomas ^a   Baumann, Franziska ^a   Bernard, Gary D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound eye; Dorsal rim area; Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Insecta); Polarization vision; Tapetum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COMPOUND EYE; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; OMMATIDIA; ORIENTATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; EYE;

DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 71449113867     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0886-7     Document Type: Article

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