Un article publié dans la revue "Development"

Delayed neurogenesis with respect to eye growth shapes the pigeon retina for high visual acuity

The genetic programs underlying cell differentiation are postponed in the pigeon retina until the end of the period of cell proliferation.
The late onset of neurogenesis has a profound effect on the developmental patterning of the pigeon retina.
The uncoupling of tissue growth and neurogenesis is shown to result from the fact that the pigeon retinal epithelium is inhibitory to cell differentiation.
The sum of these developmental features allows the pigeon to build a retina that displays the structural and functional traits typical of primate macula and fovea.

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