A Comparative Morphometrical Study of the Pecten Oculi in Different Avian Species

Table 1

The morphometric parameters of pecten oculi in different avian species.

Animals	The numbers of pleats	Diameter of capillaries (µm); (𝑋 ± Sd)	Thickness of capillary basement membrane (µm); (𝑋 ± Sd)
Ostrich	—	20.23 ± 2.98^a	2.67 ± 0.32
Duck	12	14.34 ± 2.56^b	2.11 ± 0.55
Pigeon	13-14	11.78 ± 2.71^b	2.24 ± 0.37
Turkey	21–22	12.58 ± 2.67^b	2.08 ± 0.56
Starling	17	12.78 ± 1.50^b	2.00 ± 0.32

a-bValues within a column with no common superscripts are significantly different (𝑃<0.05).