BMC Biology
(Sep 2017)
Blind free-living kiwi offer a unique window into the ecology and evolution of vertebrate vision
- Bret A. Moore,
- Joanne R. Paul-Murphy,
- Alan J. D. Tennyson,
- Christopher J. Murphy
Affiliations
- Bret A. Moore
- William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis
- Joanne R. Paul-Murphy
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis
- Alan J. D. Tennyson
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Christopher J. Murphy
- From the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis
- DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0424-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15,
no. 1
pp.
1
– 3
Abstract
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Abstract The first report of multiple, blind, wild birds in good health suggests vision is not necessary for the survival of kiwi.
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