Run and hide: visual performance in a brittle star

Spatial vision was recently reported in a brittle star, Ophiomastix wendtii, which lacks discrete eyes, but little is known about its visual ecology. Our aim was to better characterize the vision and visual ecology of this unusual visual system. We tested animals’ orientation relative to vertical ba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sumner-Rooney, L, Kirwan, J, Lüter, C, Ullrich-Lüter, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Company of Biologists 2021