Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size
Abstract It has been hypothesized that sperm whale predation is the driver of eye size evolution in giant squid. Given that the eyes of giant squid have the size expected for a squid this big, it is likely that any enhanced ability of giant squid to detect whales is an exaptation tied to their body...
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ftcdlib:qt0730p988 2023-05-15T18:26:41+02:00 Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size Schmitz, Lars Motani, Ryosuke Oufiero, Christopher E Martin, Christopher H McGee, Matthew D Wainwright, Peter C 226 2013-10-15 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0730p988 english eng eScholarship, University of California http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0730p988 qt0730p988 public Schmitz, Lars; Motani, Ryosuke; Oufiero, Christopher E; Martin, Christopher H; McGee, Matthew D; & Wainwright, Peter C. (2013). Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 13(1), 226. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-226. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0730p988 article 2013 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-226 2016-04-02T19:08:03Z Abstract It has been hypothesized that sperm whale predation is the driver of eye size evolution in giant squid. Given that the eyes of giant squid have the size expected for a squid this big, it is likely that any enhanced ability of giant squid to detect whales is an exaptation tied to their body size. Future studies should target the mechanism behind the evolution of large body size, not eye size. Reconstructions of the evolutionary history of selective regime, eye size, optical performance, and body size will improve the understanding of the evolution of large eyes in large ocean animals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sperm whale University of California: eScholarship BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 1 226 |
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Abstract It has been hypothesized that sperm whale predation is the driver of eye size evolution in giant squid. Given that the eyes of giant squid have the size expected for a squid this big, it is likely that any enhanced ability of giant squid to detect whales is an exaptation tied to their body size. Future studies should target the mechanism behind the evolution of large body size, not eye size. Reconstructions of the evolutionary history of selective regime, eye size, optical performance, and body size will improve the understanding of the evolution of large eyes in large ocean animals. |
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Schmitz, Lars Motani, Ryosuke Oufiero, Christopher E Martin, Christopher H McGee, Matthew D Wainwright, Peter C Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size |
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Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size |
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Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size |
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Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size |
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Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size |
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Schmitz, Lars; Motani, Ryosuke; Oufiero, Christopher E; Martin, Christopher H; McGee, Matthew D; & Wainwright, Peter C. (2013). Potential enhanced ability of giant squid to detect sperm whales is an exaptation tied to their large body size. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 13(1), 226. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-226. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0730p988 |
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