Evolution: An Irresistibly Clear View of Land

Visually guided predation is range-limited in water, but works over long distances on land. This may have driven our last aquatic ancestors to evolve large eyes on the top of their head for spotting crunchy meals on ancient riverbanks. Visually guided predation is range-limited in water, but works o...

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 27; no. 14; pp. R715 - R717
Main Author Nilsson, Dan-E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 24.07.2017
Subjects
Animals
Biologi
Biological Sciences
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionsbiologi
Natural Sciences
Naturvetenskap
Predatory Behavior
Vertebrates
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Summary:Visually guided predation is range-limited in water, but works over long distances on land. This may have driven our last aquatic ancestors to evolve large eyes on the top of their head for spotting crunchy meals on ancient riverbanks. Visually guided predation is range-limited in water, but works over long distances on land. This may have driven our last aquatic ancestors to evolve large eyes on the top of their head for spotting crunchy meals on ancient riverbanks.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.082