What is a naked retina good for?

Michael F. Land ()
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Michael F. Land: Sussex Centre for Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex

Nature, 2002, vol. 420, issue 6911, 30-31

Abstract: The crab Bythograea thermydron has eyes that consist of large naked retinas. Studies of the crab's larval forms suggest that these eyes are a specific adaptation to the dim environment of oceanic volcanic vents.

Date: 2002
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