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Coloured oil droplets enhance colour discrimination.
The eyes of most diurnal reptiles and birds contain coloured retinal filters-oil droplets. Although these filters are widespread, their adaptive advantage remains uncertain. To understand why coloured oil droplets appeared and were retained during evolution, I consider both the benefits and the cost...
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| Language: | Inglês |
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2003
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691374/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12816638 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2381 |
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