Retinal ganglion cell topography and visual acuity of the sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa)

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 703-709

  New, Shaun T D ^a,b   Bull, C Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ganglion cell topography; Lizard; Retina; Tiliqua rugosa; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; LIZARDS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79957438302     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-011-0635-8     Document Type: Article

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