Why do animal eyes have pupils of different shapes?
Open Access
- 7 August 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Advances
- Vol. 1 (7), e1500391
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500391
Abstract
A novel explanation of why certain pupil shapes are visually advantageous for terrestrial animals in different ecological niches.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (ID0ESFAI2250, 2R01EY012851-14)
- National Science Foundation (ID0EWLAI2251, BCS-1354029)
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