Publications by authors named "Carlton K Yuen"
Purpose: To review, contrast, and compare current known tapetal mechanisms and review the implications for the evolution of the tapetum.
Methods: Ocular specimens of representative fish in key piscine families, including Acipenseridae, Cyprinidae, Chacidae; the reptilian family Crocodylidae; the mammalian family Felidae; and the Lepidopteran family Sphingidae were reviewed and compared histologically. All known varieties of tapeta were examined and classified and compared to the known cladogram representing the evolution of each specific family.