Vision is an important sensory modality in birds, which can outperform other vertebrates in
some visual abilities. However, sensitivity to achromatic contrasts–the ability to discern …

Because of the advancement of deep learning technology, vision transformer has
demonstrated competitive performance in various computer vision tasks. Unfortunately …

Birds of prey rely on vision to execute flight manoeuvres that are key to their survival, such
as intercepting fast-moving targets or navigating through clutter. A better understanding of …

In this work, we for the first time report the identification of UV filters in the bird eye lens. We
found that lenses of some raptors (black kite, common buzzard) and waterfowl (birds from …

Raptors from the orders Accipitriformes and Falconiformes have been considered to rely
principally on vision. Historically, this assumption has led scientists to discount any possible …

Mosasaurids were highly diverse and dominant as predators in late Cretaceous marine
ecosystems. In the Maastrichtian, the Halisaurinae, a clade of relatively small-bodied …

The fovea is a neural specialization that endows humans and other primates with the
sharpest vision among mammals. This performance originates in the foveal cones, which …

Collisions with human-made structures are responsible for billions of bird deaths each year,
resulting in ecological damage as well as regulatory and financial burdens to many …

Birds of prey, also collectively known as raptors, consist of the Falconiformes (falcons and
caracaras), Accipitriformes (eagles, buzzards, hawks, kites, and Old World vultures) …