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Blind free-living kiwi offer a unique window into the ecology and evolution of vertebrate vision

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Title
Blind free-living kiwi offer a unique window into the ecology and evolution of vertebrate vision
Published in
BMC Biology, September 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12915-017-0424-0
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Authors

Bret A. Moore, Joanne R. Paul-Murphy, Alan J. D. Tennyson, Christopher J. Murphy

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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Country Count As %
Unknown 19 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 5 26%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 11%
Student > Bachelor 2 11%
Student > Master 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 5 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 47%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 11%
Environmental Science 1 5%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 26%