RESEARCH OF THE SEX-SPECIFIC PHOTORECEPTORS OF THE COMPOUND EYE RELATIVE TO CHASING BEHAVIOR IN THE HOUSEFLY (MUSCA DOMESTIC A) / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Micro-and ultrastructure of the photoreceptors and first visual ganglion in the different regions of the compound eye of the wild male and female housefly, and the projections of the photoreceptor cells within the subsequent visual centers have been studied. The morphology of the retina and lamina ganglia in the front dorsal and the equatorial regions of the male compound eye and the front ventral region of the female one, and the projections of the retina within the lamina show the sexspecific characteristics underlying the function of chasing behavior in the housefly.