Evolution of eye size and shape in primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-313

  Ross, Callum F ^a   Kirk, E Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropoidea; Cornea; Primate origins; Vision; Visual system

Indexed keywords

EYE; MORPHOLOGY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PREDATION; PRIMATE; VISION;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 33846921336     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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