A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard

A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard

Abstract Background Lizards are excellent models to study the adaptations of the visual system to different scenarios, and surface-dwelling representatives have been relatively well studied. In contrast, very little is known about the functional anatomy of the eyes of fossorial lineages, and propert...

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Main Authors: Carola A. M. Yovanovich, Michele E. R. Pierotti, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Taran Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Fossoriality
Gymnophthalmidae
Oil droplets
Photoreceptors
Retina
São Francisco River
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-019-0320-2

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