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Armed for light sensing

Roy Sambles ()
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Roy Sambles: University of Exeter

Nature, 2001, vol. 412, issue 6849, 783-783

Abstract: A remarkable array of microlenses formed from calcite has been found on a species of brittlestar. These lenses appear to be responsible for the brittlestar's sensitivity to light.

Date: 2001
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