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Compound Eye, Arthropod

Known as: Arthropod Compound Eye, Arthropod Compound Eyes, Compound Eyes, Arthropod 
Light sensory organ in ARTHROPODS consisting of a large number of ommatidia, each functioning as an independent photoreceptor unit.
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2012
2012
Corneal microprojections in coleoid cephalopods
The cornea is the first optical element in the path of light entering the eye, playing a role in image formation and protection… 
2004
2004
Actin in cellular components of the basement membrane of the compound eye of a blowfly
SummaryThe so-called ‘basement membrane’ of arthropod compound eyes is known to be of heterogeneous origin (Odselius and Eloffson… 
2004
2004
Photoreceptor membrane turnover in the crayfish Cherax destructor: electron microscopy and anti-rhodopsin electron-microscopic immunocytochemistry
SummaryExamination of the ultrastructure of retinula cells of the Australian crayfish Cherax destructor at different times over a… 
2003
2003
430 MICROSTRUCTIYRE 017 COMPOUND EYES OP INSECTS Whole eyes and pieces of eyes
The arthropod compound eye differs fundamentally from the vertebrate eye, both morphologically and functionally. In insects it is… 
1972
1972
Die Sehfelder der zentralen Ommatidien in den Appositionsaugen von Apis mellifica und Cataglyphis bicolor (Apidae, Formicidae; Hymenoptera)
Experimental equipment has been developed to make possible continuous recordings of intensity distribution curves as a function… 
1971
1971
Inhomogeneous Refractive Index in the Crystalline Cone of a Moth Eye
FROM investigations of arthropod compound eyes, Exner concluded that a dioptric effect in each ommatidium was due not only to the… 
1969
1969
Optics of Arthropod Compound Eye
The extent to which light can escape from one ommatidium into its neighbors in the compound eye has been examined by recording… 
1969
1969
Eye Glow in the Moth and Superposition Theory
EXNER'S theory of the formation of a retinal image by superposition1 in certain arthropod compound eyes requires that an object… 
1969
1969
Optics of arthropod compound eye.
The extent to which light can escape from one ommatidium into its neighbors in the compound eye has been examined by recording… 
1967
1967
The rhabdomeric microvilli of several arthropod compound eyes kept in darkness
SummaryElectron microscopical studies were made on the fine structure of the rhabdomeric microvilli of the compound eyes of seven… 
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