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Nature 443, 638-639 (12 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/nature05209; Published online 1 October 2006
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- University of Münster
- Munster 48149 Germany
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Evolutionary biology: Fly eyes get the whole picture
Kevin Moses1
Abstract
The compound eyes of ancestral flies picked up only one picture point in each facet. The evolution of a means to split up the light-sensitive cells increased this number to seven, boosting the eye's resolution greatly.
"As anyone knows who has tried to catch one, flies see extremely well."— Ian A.
- Kevin Moses is at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus, 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 20147, USA.
Email: mosesk@hhmi.org
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