Niche convergence suggests functionality of the nocturnal fovea

Niche convergence suggests functionality of the nocturnal fovea

The fovea is a declivity of the retinal surface associated with maximum visual acuity. Foveae are widespread across vertebrates, but among mammals they are restricted to haplorhine primates (tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans), which are primarily diurnal. Thus primates have long contributed to the...

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Main Authors: Gillian L. Moritz, Amanda D. Melin, Fred eTuh Yit Yu, Henry eBernard, Perry S. Ong, Nathaniel J. Dominy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
Diet
Fovea Centralis
Stable isotopes
Otus lempiji
Otus megalotis
Tarsius bancanus
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2014.00061/full

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