Eye Marks in Vertebrates: Aids to Vision

Lines leading forward from the eye may function as aiming sights in many small vertebrates. The chief evidence is the correlation of distribution and positions of eye-lines in various vertebrate groups with predatory feeding habits. Dark patches around the eye may serve to reduce glare in species in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1971-09, Vol.173 (4000), p.936-939
Hauptverfasser:	Ficken, Robert W., Matthiae, Paul E., Horwich, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Birds Eyes Fish Fishing lines Glare Predators Snakes Stripes Vertebrates
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