Cellular Organization of the Brain in Ramphotyphlops braminus

Authors

Kathryn Gallman, Florida Institute of Technology

Document Type

Poster

Abstract

The Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus, is an ancestral, subterranean species. It is well studied as a triploid, all female, parthenogenic species, but essentially nothing is known about its eyes and brain. A brain atlas for snakes in general is nonexistent. Therefore, identification of this minute organism’s brain and eye architecture was the first step toward investigating the neural pathways related to photoreceptive mechanisms retained in the subcutaneous eyes.

Publication Date

2015

Comments

Advisors: Dr. Sherri Emer and Dr. Michael Grace

Recommended Citation

Gallman, Kathryn, "Cellular Organization of the Brain in Ramphotyphlops braminus" (2015). Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Student Publications. 28.
https://repository.fit.edu/oems_student/28