Comparative morphological and histological study of the pecten oculi in two species of Iraqi birds (Falco tinnunculus L. and Streptopelia decaocto F.)

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Mohammed A. Gali
Shaimaa A. Abid

Abstract

Study showed structure of pecten oculi in the Kestrel Falco tinnunculus L.was
Pleated type and consisted of 17 folds which were thick. While in the Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto F. was Vaned type and consisted of 13 folds and it described
thin. The illustrated histological study of pecten oculi folds in the Kestrel and the
Collared Dove was composed of large number of capillaries, large blood vessels and
pigment cells which were few in Kestrel compare with the Collared Dove. The bridge
in the Kestrel and the Collared Dove pecten oculi was consisted of connective tissue,
many pigment cells, and contains on little capillaries and it linked the membrane to
the internal limiting membrane of the retina in the Kestrel.
Key words: birds, pecten oculi, morphology, histology

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Comparative morphological and histological study of the pecten oculi in two species of Iraqi birds (Falco tinnunculus L. and Streptopelia decaocto F.). Baghdad Sci.J [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];12(1):8-13. Available from: https://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2940
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Comparative morphological and histological study of the pecten oculi in two species of Iraqi birds (Falco tinnunculus L. and Streptopelia decaocto F.). Baghdad Sci.J [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];12(1):8-13. Available from: https://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2940