Comparative retinal anatomy in four species of elasmobranch

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 273, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 423-440

  Schieber, Nicole L ^a   Collin, Shaun P ^a,b   Hart, Nathan S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cone; Photoreceptor; Ray; Rod; Shark; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ELASMOBRANCH; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; NERVE FIBER; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SHARK; SKATES (FISH); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; ECOLOGY; ELASMOBRANCHII; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RETINA; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; SHARKS; SKATES (FISH); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; HEMISCYLLIUM; HEMISCYLLIUM OCELLATUM; HETERODONTUS PORTUSJACKSONI; HIMANTURA FAI; MYOIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84857657058     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.11033     Document Type: Article

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