Topography of ganglion cells in the mammal’s retina: ecological and evolutionary aspects

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Visual fields of mammals are characterized by a non-uniform visual acuity. They contain the best-vision zones of high resolution, whereas visual acuity is markedly lower in other parts of the visual field. To a large extent, the visual acuity depends on the concentration (a number per unit of area) of the retinal ganglion cells: the cell concentration is maximal in the best-vision zones. The best-vision zone

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A. M. Mass

Institute of Ecology and Evolution A.N. Severtsov of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: alla-mass@mail.ru
PhD in Biology, senior researcher 119071, Moscow, Leninsky Prospect, 33

A. Ya. Supin

Institute of Ecology and Evolution A.N. Severtsov of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: alex_supin@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3609-2766
D.Sci in Biology, professor, chief researcher 119071, Moscow, Leninsky Prospect, 33

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