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Morphological duality of the retinal pattern in flies

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In the compound eyes of flies, a morphological duality of the retinal structure has been found. The retinal patterns based on this property and their possible evolutionary trends are described.

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In den Komplexaugen der Fliegen wurde eine morphologische Dualität der retinalen Struktur gefunden: Die Retina besteht aus Ommatidien zweier Typen, die jeweils einen geschlossenen Populationskreis bilden. Die Morphologie der hierdurch hervorgerufenen retinalen Muster und die mögliche evolutionäre Tendenz ihrer Verbreitung in den Brachycera-Orthorrhapha und den Cyclorrhapha wurden beschrieben.

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  1. Institut für Zoologie der Universität Düsseldorf, Mettmanner Strasse 16-18, D-4, Düsseldorf, (German Federal Republic, BRD)

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I thank ProfessorsH. Oldroyd andG. Schneider for critically reading the manuscript.

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Wada, S. Morphological duality of the retinal pattern in flies. Experientia 31, 921–923 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358853

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