Eye features and retinal photoreceptors of the nocturnal aardvark (Orycteropus afer, Tubulidentata)

The nocturnal aardvark Orycteropus afer is the onl...

The nocturnal aardvark Orycteropus afer is the only extant species in the mammalian order Tubulidentata. Previous studies have claimed that it has an all-rod retina. In the retina of one aardvark, we found rod densities ranging from 124,000/mm² in peripheral …

Leo Peichl, Sonja Meimann, Irina Solovei, Irene L. Gügel, Christina Geiger, Nicole Schauerte, Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk, Joanna E. Klećkowska-Nawrot, Gudrun Wibbelt, Silke Haverkamp
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