Title | Experiments |
View | Electron Microscopy 3 |
Series | III: Events |
Description | Experiments of Humberto Fernández-Morán, professor of Biophysics at the University of Chicago. Electron micrograph of a thin segment from the eye of the South American moth Erebus ordora. The ordered, symmetrical fine structure of its constituents plays a key role in the remarkable capacity for analyzing polarized light and the direction-finding ability of insects. Magnification x 6000. |
Subject Terms | Insects as laboratory animals | Animal experimentation | Fernández-Morán Villalobos, Humberto, 1924-1999 | College teachers | High resolution electron microscopy |
Photograph Date | Undated |
Physical Format | Photographic prints; 34.6 x 26.6 cm |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf3-01049 |
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