Neuronal connections in the ocellus of the wasp (Paravespula vulgaris L.) |
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Authors: | Dr. K. Kral |
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Affiliation: | (1) Zoologisches Institut — Tierphysiologie, Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria |
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Abstract: | Summary Studies of the dorsal ocelli of the wasp Paravespula vulgaris (L.) led to the following results: Under a biconvex corneal lens, 150 m in thickness, about 600 receptor cells are located. The rhabdomeres of two adjacent cells form a closed plate-like rhabdom (0.5–1.0 m in thickness, 6 m in width and 10–25 m in depth or length).In the lateral ocellus the receptor cells synapse up to 8 ocellar nerve fibers, and in the median ocellus they synapse up to 16 (20–30 m thick) ocellar nerve fibers.The ocellar synaptic plexus may display three types of synapses between the two types of neurons: (i) Receptor-cell axons are presynaptic to dendrites of the first-order interneurons. (ii) Dendrites of the first-order interneurons are presynaptic to receptor-cell axons. (iii) The subunits of a dendrite of first-order interneurons form synapses with each other.The present work was partially supported by the Stiftung Volkswagenwerk |
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Keywords: | Dorsal ocellus Wasp Neuronal connections |
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