It's the equivalent of a human swimming from Auckland to Sydney, then walking to Cairo. By Paul Willis. The Tasmanian Silvereye (Source: Paul Willis). The Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) is a small bird that weighs about 10 grams.he Silvereye is an adaptable bird capable of spreading to new habitats with ease.
The soma is the cell body of the neuron that contains the nucleus and much of the other 'life' of the neuron. Dendrites and axons reach out from the soma to connect with other neurons.
The soma, or cell body, is where the signals from the dendrites are joined and passed on. The soma and the nucleus do not play an active role in the transmission of the neural signal. Instead, these two structures serve to maintain the cell and keep the neuron functional.