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The Avian Eye and its Adaptations

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Published1977
Citations248
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Directional Movement and Horizontal Edge Detectors in the Pigeon Retina

1963 • 230 citations

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1962 • 174 citations

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1963 • 167 citations

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VISUAL PIGMENTS

1958 • 162 citations

CENTRIFUGAL FIBRES TO THE AVIAN RETINA

1970 • 155 citations

Les diverses aires fonctionnelles de la r�tine du Pigeon

1968 • 148 citations

BIRD NAVIGATION*

1952 • 147 citations

The avian brain

1972 • 146 citations

The visual pigments of freshwater fishes

1967 • 145 citations

Rhodopsin and Porphyropsin Fields In the Adult Bullfrog Retina

1971 • 145 citations

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1901 • 139 citations

An electron microscope study of normal and degenerating centrifugal fiber terminals in the pigeon retina

1966 • 136 citations

Outer Segments of Photoreceptors and the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

1970 • 134 citations

Retinal Flicker Response in Cat.

1954 • 132 citations

The fine structure of the visual receptors of the pigeon

1963 • 130 citations

Photo-labile Pigments of the Chicken Retina

1937 • 129 citations

An electron microscope study of types of receptor in the chick retina

1967 • 128 citations

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1972 • 127 citations

Photosensitive pigments from the retinae of certain deep‐sea fishes

1958 • 123 citations

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Synaptic Connections of the Centrifugal Fibers in the Pigeon Retina

1965 • 119 citations

A comparative study of the area of acute vision in vertebrates

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Symmetry in a receptor mosaic demonstrated in the chick from the frequencies, spacing and arrangement of the types of retinal receptor

1970 • 117 citations

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1953 • 115 citations

Orientation by Pigeons: Is the Sun Necessary?

1969 • 115 citations

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1965 • 115 citations

Detection of polarized light by the homing pigeon,Columba livia

1974 • 107 citations

Centrifugal control of the avian retina. III. Effects of electrical stimulation of the isthmo-optic tract on the receptive field properties of retinal ganglion cells

1972 • 103 citations

The topographical distribution of rods and cones in the adult chicken retina

1973 • 101 citations

THE PHOTOSENSITIVE RETINAL PIGMENTS OF FISHES FROM RELATIVELY TURBID COASTAL WATERS

1958 • 100 citations

THE SENSE ORGANS OF BIRDS

1948 • 100 citations

Anatomical and behavioral correlates of visual acuity in the great horned owl

1973 • 100 citations

Biogenesis and renewal of visual cell outer segment membranes

1974 • 98 citations

Phagocytosis by pigment epithelium of human retinal cones

1974 • 96 citations

Centrifugal control of the avian retina. I. Receptive field properties of retinal ganglion cells

1972 • 95 citations

Differentiation Between Rods and Cones by Flicker Electroretinography in Pigeon and Guinea Pig

1954 • 93 citations

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1867 • 90 citations

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1948 • 89 citations

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Trichromatic vision in the pigeon as illustrated by the spectral hue discrimination curve.

1933 • 87 citations

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1895 • 87 citations

A difference between rods and cones in the renewal of outer segment protein.

1969 • 86 citations

A physiological study of the anatomy of the eye and its accessory parts of the english sparrow (passer domesticus)

1918 • 85 citations

The spectral sensitivity of the pigeon's retinal elements

1953 • 83 citations

Carotenoids, their comparative biochemistry

1954 • 83 citations

Super dense carotenoid spectra resolved in single cone oil droplets

1975 • 80 citations

Damage to pigeon retinae by moderate illumination from fluorescent lamps

1972 • 79 citations

The visual acuity of some passerine birds

1951 • 75 citations

Visual Pigments and Depths of Habitat of Marine Fishes

1957 • 74 citations

CAROTENOIDS OF THE CHICKEN RETINA

1938 • 73 citations

The Physical Basis of Astro-Navigation in Birds: Theoretical Considerations

1960 • 70 citations

Centrifugal control of the avian retina. V. Effects of lesions of the isthmo-optic nucleus on visual behaviour

1972 • 70 citations

Color Discrimination Deficits After Lesions of the Nucleus Rotundus in Pigeons

1969 • 70 citations

Visual Pigments in Man

2017 • 69 citations

Centrifugal control of the avian retina. II. Receptive field properties of cells in the isthmo-optic nucleus

1972 • 68 citations

The Fundus Oculi of Birds, Especially as Viewed by the Ophthalmoscope

2017 • 68 citations

Intraretinal differentiation in the synaptic organization of the inner plexiform layer of the pigeon retina

1974 • 68 citations

Absorption spectra and function of the coloured oil drops in the pigeon retina

1969 • 66 citations

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOVEAL DEPRESSION

1937 • 63 citations

Disc Shedding in Rodlike and Conelike Photoreceptors of Tree Squirrels

1975 • 62 citations

Increment-threshold spectral sensitivity in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

1974 • 60 citations

Lehrbuch der Vergleichenden Mikroskopischen Anatomie der Wirbeltiere

1913 • 60 citations

Absorption spectra of retinal oil globules in turkey, turtle and pigeon*1

1963 • 59 citations

Visual pigments of the pigeon (Columba livia)

1962 • 58 citations

THE CHEMISTRY OF DAYLIGHT VISION

1946 • 56 citations

The Spectral Sensitivity of Single Units in the Nucleus Rotundus of Pigeon, Columba livia

1971 • 54 citations

The pecten oculi of the pigeon with particular regard to its function

1965 • 53 citations

The spectral sensitivity of the pigeon (Columba livia)

1965 • 52 citations

RELATION OF PLANT CAROTINOIDS TO GROWTH, FECUNDITY, AND REPRODUCTION OF FOWLS

1919 • 50 citations

Two short wavelength sensitive cone systems in pigeon, chicken and daw

1975 • 50 citations

Centrifugal control of the avian retina. IV. Effects of reversible cold block of the isthmo-optic tract on the receptive field properties of cells in the retina and isthmo-optic nucleus

1972 • 50 citations

Tapeta lucida in the eyes of goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae)

1974 • 48 citations

Über die Verbreitung des Astaxanthins im Tier‐ und Pflanzenreich

1939 • 48 citations

Centrifugal Effects in the Avian Retina

1970 • 47 citations

Pecten of the Pigeon's Eye as an Inter-ocular Eye Shade

1972 • 46 citations

THEORY AND MEASUREMENT OF VISUAL MECHANISMS

1944 • 46 citations

Vergleichende Anatomie des Wirbeltierauges

1935 • 43 citations

Ueber Form- und Ortsveränderungen der Netzhautelemente unter Einfluss von Licht und Dunkel

1887 • 42 citations

The color vision of birds. I. The spectrum of the domestic fowl.

1916 • 41 citations

A correlated light and electron microscope study on the pecten oculi of the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus)

1963 • 40 citations

Correlated Ultrafine Structural Changes of the Avian Pecten Oculi and Ciliary Body of Gallus Domesticus*

1963 • 40 citations

Hematic and fluid barriers of the retina and vitreous body

1968 • 39 citations

The visual pigments of several species of birds

1969 • 39 citations

Beiträge zur Anatomie und Physiologie des Vogelauges

1923 • 39 citations

Effect of dark and light adaptation on the retina and pecten of chicken

1972 • 39 citations

GALLOXANTHIN, A CAROTENOID FROM THE CHICKEN RETINA

1948 • 39 citations

Ueber das Vorkommen der Area centralis retinae in den vier höheren Wirbelthierklassen

1891 • 39 citations

Zur Topographie der gefärbten Kugeln der Vogelnetzhaut

1883 • 38 citations

The mechanism of accommodation in pigeons.

1945 • 37 citations

The visual cells of the chicken as revealed by phase contrast microscopy

1966 • 37 citations

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1912 • 36 citations

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1972 • 35 citations

Fine structural observations of the pecten oculi capillaries of the chicken

1973 • 34 citations

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1964 • 34 citations

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1976 • 31 citations

Adaptations for amphibious vision in the dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)

1960 • 30 citations

A Comparative Study of the Eyes of Some Falconiform and Passeriform Birds

1956 • 30 citations

Clor vision in the tawny owl (Strix aluco).

1974 • 30 citations

FLICKER RESPONSE CONTOURS FOR THE SPARROW, AND THE THEORY OF THE AVIAN PECTEN

1944 • 29 citations

A Preliminary Study of the Psychology of the English Sparrow

1904 • 29 citations

Ultrastructure of the avian retina an anatomical study of the retina of the domestic pigeon (Columba liva) with particular reference to the distribution of mitochondria

1972 • 29 citations

Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Brechungsverhältnisse der Thiergewebe

1879 • 29 citations

The surface of the pecten oculi in the pigeon

1975 • 29 citations

THE FUNCTION OF THE PECTEN

1924 • 29 citations

Vergleichende Entwicklungsgeschichte der Papilla nervi optici und der sog. axialen Gebilde

1922 • 28 citations

Fine structure of capillaries in the pecten oculi of the sparrow, Passer domesticus

1973 • 28 citations

Untersuchungen über die Area centralis retinae

1889 • 28 citations

Das Ferment Kohlensäureanhydrase im Tierkörper

1940 • 28 citations

ON THE CONE MOSAIC IN THE RETINA OFPARUS MAJOR

1958 • 27 citations

The visual pigments of birds

1964 • 27 citations

The effect of intraocular ablation of the pecten oculi of the chicken.

1975 • 26 citations

Isolation and composition of the carotenoid-containing oil droplets from cone photoreceptors

1976 • 26 citations

The visual cells of the alligator: An electron microscopic study

1963 • 26 citations

Comparative Anatomy of the Vascular Supply of the Eye in Vertebrates

1962 • 26 citations

ON THE OCCURRENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF HORIZONTAL BAND-SHAPED RETINAL AREAE IN TELEOSTS

1970 • 25 citations

Microspectrophotometry

1960 • 24 citations

Oil droplet carotenoids of avian cones—I. Dietary exclusion: Models for biochemical and physiological studies

1971 • 24 citations

Vergleichende untersuchungen an greifvogelaugen

1964 • 24 citations

The ultrastructure of the pecten oculi in the chick

1966 • 23 citations

Further Study of the English Sparrow and Other Birds

1906 • 23 citations

Das Auge von Mauersegler, Star und Amsel

1962 • 23 citations

Organization of the outer plexiform layer of the diurnal and nocturnal bird retinae

1975 • 22 citations

Die Sehorgane der Thiere : vergleichend-anatomisch dargestellt

1885 • 22 citations

Spontane Bevorzugung arteigener Farben bei Vögeln

1963 • 21 citations

Coding of the Colour Preference of the Gull Chick

1964 • 21 citations

Glycogen in the Lens of Birds' Eyes

1963 • 20 citations

Structure and function of vulture pecten

1974 • 20 citations

The Avian Pecten

1975 • 20 citations

De oculorum hominis animaliumque sectione horizontali commentatio /

1818 • 20 citations

POSTSCRIPT ON IMAGE EXPANSION BY THE FOVEAL CLIVUS

1940 • 20 citations

Electronic Synthesis of the Avian Retina

1968 • 20 citations

Vision in Frogs

1964 • 19 citations

Phospholipids of the cone-rich chicken retina and its photoreceptor outer segment membranes

1974 • 19 citations

Enzymhistochemische und feinstrukturelle Beobachtungen am Pecten oculi von Taube (Columba livia) und Lachm�we (Larus ridibundus)

1972 • 18 citations

Electrical responses of the pigeon eye to changes in wavelength of the stimulating light

1972 • 18 citations

THE FUNDUS AND FOVEA CENTRALIS OF THE ALBATROSS (DIOMEDEA CAUTA CAUTA GOULD)

1940 • 18 citations

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE INTERSTITIAL CELL IN THE HUMAN TESTIS

1962 • 17 citations

Über das Auge des Eisvogels (Alcedo attis attis)

1924 • 16 citations

Haut Und Sinnesorgane

1936 • 16 citations

A Comparison of some Aspects of the Retinae of the Manx Shearwater, Fulmar Petrel, and House Sparrow

1952 • 16 citations

The Effect of Dietary Carotenoid Deprivation on Avian Retinal Oil Droplets

1971 • 16 citations

Verteilung, lokalisation und absorption der zapfeno¨lkugeln bei vo¨geln (ploceidae)

1972 • 16 citations

On the Stable Colours of the Retina*

1878 • 15 citations

Discriminative basis for astronavigaiton in birds.

1964 • 15 citations

Electron Microscopic Study on the Avian Pectines I

1960 • 14 citations

Visual Pigments in Man

1972 • 14 citations

THEORY AND MEASUREMENT OF VISUAL MECHANISMS

1944 • 14 citations

The fine structure of the retina in the Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica). I. Pigment Epithelium and its Vascular Barrier

1973 • 14 citations

Electron microscopic and cytochemical study on paraboloid glycogen of the accessory cone of the chick retina

1975 • 14 citations

The head movement of walking birds.

1967 • 13 citations

Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Struktur und Funktion des Pectens im Vogelauge

1935 • 13 citations

Mikrospektroskopische Untersuchungen der gefärbten Kugeln in der Retina von Vögeln

1881 • 12 citations

Note on the Histochemical Localization of Glycogen and Pentosepolynucleotides in the Visual Cells of the Chick (Gallus gallus)

1954 • 12 citations

The fine structure of the pecten studied with the electron microscope. I. Chick pecten.

1962 • 12 citations

Oil Droplet Distribution and Colour Discrimination in the Pigeon

1971 • 12 citations

Fortgesetzte Untersuchungen über die Brechungsverhältnisse der Thiergewebe

1879 • 11 citations

Stimulus Preferences and Discrimination in Neonatal Ducklings

1968 • 11 citations

I. The Croonian Lecture on muscular motion

1805 • 11 citations

The photopic spectral sensitivity of gulls measured by electroretinographic and pupillometric methods

1971 • 11 citations

Distal Mechanisms of Vertebrate Color Vision

1968 • 11 citations

The Pecten, considered from an Environmental Point of View.

1929 • 10 citations

Ultrafine architecture of the avian ?pecten oculi?

1966 • 9 citations

[The ultrastructure of the conus papillaris in Zonosaurus ornatus (Gerrhosauridea)].

1974 • 9 citations

Hypothermia in Biology and in Medicine

1976 • 8 citations

Importance of the vitreous body in retina surgery with special emphasis on reoperations : second conference of the Retina Foundation, May 30 and 31, 1958

1960 • 8 citations

Zur Charakteristik der Zapfenölkugeln

1943 • 7 citations

The ultrastructure of the pecten oculi in the chick

1968 • 7 citations

L’ultrastructure du cône papillaire chez <i>Zonosaurus ornatus, (Gerrhosauridae)</i>

1974 • 7 citations

Die Natur der Ölkugeln und Sehstoffe

1943 • 6 citations

Der Ort des deutlichen Sehens in der Netzhaut der Vögel

1911 • 6 citations

Experimentelle Untersuchungen an Zuckervögeln (Coerebidae) im Funktionskreis der Nahrungssuche: Über die Bedeutung von Farben, Formen und Zuckerkonzentrationen

2010 • 6 citations

Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Nahrungssuche und Nahrungsaufnahme der Kolibris

1968 • 6 citations

Vergleichend anatomische Studien über den Accommodationsapparat des Vogelauges

1886 • 5 citations

Localization of Glycogen in Lenses of Different Species, Demonstrated by Histochemical Methods

1975 • 5 citations

Das Farbunterscheidungsvermögen einiger Ploceidae (Passeriformes, Aves) im kurzwelligen bereich des Spektrums

1972 • 4 citations

Das visuelle Lernvermögen eines Emus

1962 • 4 citations

The Morphology of the Pecten Oculi and the Conus Papillaris

1968 • 4 citations

[The papillary cone of reptiles. II. Ultrastructure in the iquana, Oplurus cyclurus (Iguanidae)].

1970 • 3 citations

The Chemical Composition of Retinal Oil Droplets. I

1971 • 2 citations

Color Sense of the Satin Bower Bird

1925 • 2 citations

The Eye (Comparative Physiology) Vol.5

1976 • 1 citations

The eyes and eyesight of birds, with especial reference to the appearances of the fundus oculi

1907 • 1 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations

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