| Title |
Allometry indicates giant eyes of giant squid are not exceptional
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-13-45 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lars Schmitz, Ryosuke Motani, Christopher E Oufiero, Christopher H Martin, Matthew D McGee, Ashlee R Gamarra, Johanna J Lee, Peter C Wainwright |
| Abstract |
The eyes of giant and colossal squid are among the largest eyes in the history of life. It was recently proposed that sperm whale predation is the main driver of eye size evolution in giant squid, on the basis of an optical model that suggested optimal performance in detecting large luminous visual targets such as whales in the deep sea. However, it is poorly understood how the eye size of giant and colossal squid compares to that of other aquatic organisms when scaling effects are considered. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Japan | 4 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 15% |
| Australia | 2 | 7% |
| Belgium | 2 | 7% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 12 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 17 | 63% |
| Scientists | 7 | 26% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
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| United States | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 19 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 10 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 42 | 55% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 7 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 11 | 14% |
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