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MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24449
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diurnal common kestrel; histology; hyalocyte; nocturnal little owl; pecten oculi; SEM-EDX
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This study compares the morphological features of the pecten oculi in diurnal common kestrels and nocturnal little owls. The results show minor variations between the two birds in terms of pleat number, shape, pigmentations, and hyalocyte cell aggregations.
There is scanty data about the comparative morphological features between the pecten oculi of two carnivorous birds with different visual active clock hours: the diurnal common kestrel and the nocturnal little owl. This study illustrated the comparative gross, scanning electron microscopy, and histological characteristics between pecten oculi of kestrel and little owl. This study first attempts to describe the scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray (SEM-EDX) elemental analysis at the parts (apex, middle, and base) of the pecten oculi of these two birds. The present study results observed the same position, origin, directions, parts, convoluted outer pleat surfaces, and SEM-EDX elemental analysis, but there were some minor variations due to the different visual active clock hours. These minor variations were summarized in the following points: pleat number (21-23 in the kestrel and 10-11 in the owl), shape (fan rhomboid in the kestrel and accordion in the owl), inter-pleat spaces (wider in the kestrel than in the owl), pigmentations (highly black pigmented in the owl than in the kestrel), hyalocyte cell aggregations (highest in the middle and dwindling at the apex and base in the kestrel, while highest in the middle and base and dwindling at the apex in the owl), and SEM-EDX elemental analysis percentage. SEM/EDX elemental analysis confirmed the presence of oxygen (the highest one), carbon, nitrogen (the second one), nitrogen (the third one), and aluminum (the lowest one) in varying percentages within the pecten oculi; these findings contribute to our understanding of its structural, adaptations with different visual active clock hours, and functional characteristics.
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