The organization of honeybee ocelli: Regional specializations and rhabdom arrangements
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Ribi, Willi A.; Warrant, Eric; Zeil, Jochen
Description
We have re-investigated the organization of ocelli in honeybee workers and drones. Ocellar lenses are divided into a dorsal and a ventral part by a cusp-shaped indentation. The retina is also divided, with a ventral retina looking skywards and a dorsal retina looking at the horizon. The focal plane of lenses lies behind the retina in lateral ocelli, but within the dorsal retina in the median ocellus of both workers and drones. Ventral retinula cells are ca. 25μm long with dense screening...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2011 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64108 |
Source: | Arthropod Structure and Development |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.asd.2011.06.004 |
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