Binocular vision and foraging in ducks, geese and swans (Anatidae)

JC Cantlay, GR Martin… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Aves [1,2] has provided an ideal framework to investigate … The ecomorphological diversity
within the ducks, geese and … (b) The mean ± se angular separation of the retinal field margins …

Spatial organization of the epithelial structures in the bill tip organ of waterfowl (Anseriformes, Aves)

KV Avilova - Biology Bulletin Reviews, 2018 - Springer
… Two types of tactile epithelial structures are found in the bill tip organ of 35 Anseriformes
species of Anatidae family. Asensillar structures are located only at the maxilla tip, while …

Ecological and morphological correlates of visual acuity in birds

EM Caves, E Fernández-Juricic… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
… aspects of ecology in birds (Aves). Birds are an excellent … the density or receptive field size
of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), … ) Comparison of eye morphology and retinal topography in …

Aspects of cranial adaptation in foot-propelled diving birds–foraging and visual fields of some piscivorous species

T Pecsics, T Csörgő - Ornis Hungarica, 2023 - sciendo.com
Ecomorphology of eye shape and retinal topography in waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes:
Anatidae) with different foraging modes. – Journal of Comparative Physiology A 199(5): 385–402…

Anatomical specializations related to foraging in the visual system of a nocturnal insectivorous bird, the band-winged nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)

JE Salazar, D Severin, T Vega-Zuniga… - Brain Behavior and …, 2020 - karger.com
… Nevertheless, there is a remarkable similarity in retinal morphology between the band-…
Retinal morphology in bats has features that can be associated to behavioral traits, such as …

Foveal shape, ultrastructure and photoreceptor composition in yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis (Naumann, 1840)

N Victory, Y Segovia, M García - Zoomorphology, 2021 - Springer
… invagination of the retinal tissue caused by a radial displacement of the innermost layers
of the retinal area resulting in a shallow, saucer-shaped or deep funnel-shaped (convexiclivate) …

[HTML][HTML] Life history and sociality predict variation in eye size across birds

G Beauchamp - Birds, 2023 - mdpi.com
eye volume assumes that the eye is a spheroid. Although this assumption is common in the
literature [10,11,13], it is clear that eye shape … , such as retinal specialization and visual field …

Light microscopy study of the retina of the Yellow-legged Gull, Larus michahellis, and the relationship between environment and behaviour

MN Vidal, Y Segovia, N Victory… - Avian Biology …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
… The morphology of the retina of the adult Yellow-legged Gull, Larus michahellis, was examined
in transverse sections under light microscopy in order to study the retinal adaptations to …

Low achromatic contrast sensitivity in birds: a common attribute shared by many phylogenetic orders

CLM Blary, O Duriez, F Bonadonna… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
… Interspecifc variation in eye shape and retinal topography in seven species of galliform …
Ecomorphology of eye shape and retinal topography in waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) …

[HTML][HTML] Amphibious vision–Optical design model of the hooded merganser eye

I Urban, X Uwurukundo, D Stumpf, K Frey… - Vision Research, 2020 - Elsevier
… values n core and n ctx of pursuit diving ducks eye lenses is not available. Nevertheless in
nature … To select a suitable wavelength for the simulation, we considered the chromatic retinal