Ocular dimensions and cone photoreceptor topography in adult Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-376

  Lisney, Thomas J ^a,b   Hawryshyn, Craig W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cone mosaic; Eye; Lens; Photoreceptor; Retina; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CICHLID; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EYE; HABITAT TYPE; LIFESTYLE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTION; SPHERE; TOPOGRAPHY; VISION;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 77954244508     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9652-7     Document Type: Article

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