Hawk eyes I: diurnal raptors differ in visual fields and degree of eye movement.
BACKGROUND: Different strategies to search and detect prey may place specific demands on sensory modalities. We studied visual field configuration, degree of eye movement, and orbit orientation in three diurnal raptors belonging to the Accipitridae and Falconidae families. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FIND...
Main Authors: | Colleen T O'Rourke, Margaret I Hall, Todd Pitlik, Esteban Fernández-Juricic |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2943905?pdf=render |
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