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Specialized photoreceptor composition in the raptor fovea

The retinae of many bird species contain a depression with high photoreceptor density known as the fovea. Many species of raptors have two foveae, a deep central fovea and a shallower temporal fovea. Birds have six types of photoreceptors: rods, active in dim light, double cones that are thought to...

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Published in:J Comp Neurol
Main Authors: Mitkus, Mindaugas, Olsson, Peter, Toomey, Matthew B., Corbo, Joseph C., Kelber, Almut
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6235456/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28199005
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.24190
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