Morphology of the eye and surrounding structures of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus

• Main Authors: Zhu, QA, Hillmann, DJ, Henk, WG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Cetacean Eye; Eye Anatomy; Eye Morphology; Cetacean; Mysticete; Eyeball; Bowhead Whale; Balaena Mysticetus; Point Hope; Balaena mysticetus; Barrow; bowhead whale; Savoonga; Alaska
• Online Access: http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/32986

Observations were made on eyes from 46 bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, taken in the subsistence harvest near Barrow, Point Hope, Savoonga, and Kaktovik, Alaska. Data reported here include palpebral, eyeball, corneal, scleral, pupillary, and lens dimensions. These quantitative data have allowed u...