A Comparative Morphometrical Study of the Pecten Oculi in Different Avian Species

In this study was investigated the structure of pecten oculi in the ostrich, duck, pigeon, turkey, and starling. The pecten oculi of the ostrich was vaned type and made up primary, secondary, and few tertiary lamellae. However, duck, pigeon, turkey and starling had a pleated-type pecten oculi which...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mustafa Orhun Dayan, Tugba Ozaydın
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/968652