Animal colour vision is based on comparing signals from different photoreceptors. It is
generally assumed that processing different spectral types of photoreceptor mainly serves …

The light-absorbing retina has an exceptionally high oxygen demand, which imposes two
conflicting needs: high rates of blood perfusion and an unobstructed light path devoid of …

In vertebrate vision, early retinal circuits divide incoming visual information into functionally
opposite elementary signals: On and Off, transient and sustained, chromatic and achromatic …

Simple Summary Birds often exhibit differences in locomotion, foraging, and predator
detection, many of which are often reflected in their eye sizes. Therefore, understanding the …

Diurnal haplorhines exhibit derived traits for high-acuity photopic vision, unique across
mammals, and many other vertebrates. Yet, sometime in the mid-Miocene (12–15 MYA), the …

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 …

To reduce bird collisions on wind turbines, Automatic Detection Systems have been
developed to locate approaching birds and trigger turbines to slowdown to 2–3 rotations per …

For human-audible vocalizations (below 20 kHz) of rodents, subterranean lifestyle results in
low-frequency calls coupled with low-frequency hearing. For ultrasonic vocalizations (above …

Ecological diversity among diurnal birds of prey, or raptors, is highlighted regarding their
sensory abilities. While raptors are believed to forage primarily using sight, the sensory …

Polycotylids are plesiosaurian marine reptiles that evolved during the Early Cretaceous and
radiated into multiple genera during the Late Cretaceous. Here we describe a small new …