Abstract Background Species of Plasmodium (Haemosporida, Plasmodiidae) are
remarkably diverse haemoparasites. Information on genetic diversity of avian malaria …

The current observation was designed to give a complete ultrastructural description of the
pecten oculi of the common ostrich (Struthio camelus). Moreover, this study represents the …

The current study aims to present differences between the pecten oculi of different avian
species through morphologic, macroscopic, light, and electron microscopic examinations …

This study was undertaken to investigate the pecten oculi of stork by using macroscopic,
light and electron microscopic techniques. A total of 20 eyes that were obtained from 10 …

The present study was conducted to determine macroanatomic characteristic as well as light
and electron microscopic examination (SEM) of pecten oculi and totally 20 bulbus oculi …

Psittaciformes is an ancient order among modern birds, distributed across over 90 genera
totaling nearly 400 species (Forshaw 1989; Sibley and Ahlquist 1990; Cracraft 2001; Nanda …

The current study shows the first attempts to clarify the gross, ultrastructure, and histological
properties of the pecten oculi of the diurnal, visually active glossy ibis, as well as scanning …

Eyes are the most primarily required sensory organs during the migration of migratory birds
and Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita) are known to make long migrations. This …

The present investigation was prepared to give a complete ultrastructural characterization of
the pecten oculi of the diurnal European wild Quail to describe their adaptation habits to the …

The main purpose of this study is to extend the microscopic investigations of the pecten oculi
in the quail in order to add some information on the unresolved functional anatomy of this …