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    • The morphology of the pecten oculi of the ostrich, Struthio camelus 

      Kiama, SG; Maina, JN; Bhattacharjee, J; Mwangi, DK; Macharia, RG; Weyrauch, KD (Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of NairobiInstitute of Anatomy, University of Bern, BaltzerstrasseDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, University of WitwatersrandDepartment of Biological Sciences, Kigali Institute of EducationInstitute of Veterinary Anatomy, Free University of Berlin, Koserstrasse, 2006)
      The pecten oculi is a structure peculiar to the avian eye. Three morphological types of pecten oculi are recognized: conical type, vaned type and pleated type. The pleated type has been well studied. However, there exists ...