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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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Autores principales: Moritz, Gillian L., Melin, Amanda D., Tuh Yit Yu, Fred, Bernard, Henry, Ong, Perry S., Dominy, Nathaniel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25120441
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2014.00061