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: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0424-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

Abstract The first report of multiple, blind, wild birds in good health suggests vision is not necessary for the survival of kiwi.

Published in BMC Biology

ISSN: 1741-7007 (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/

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