Scleral pigmentation leads to conspicuous, not cryptic, eye morphology in chimpanzees
Scleral pigmentation leads to conspicuous, not cryptic, eye morphology in chimpanzees
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Gaze following has been argued to be uniquely human, facilitated by our depigmented, white sclera [M. Tomasello, B. Hare, H. Lehmann, J. Call, J. Hum. Evol. 52, 314–320 (2007)]—the pale area around the colored iris—and to underpin human-specific behaviors such as language. Today, we know that great apes show diverse patterns of scleral coloration [...
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Scleral pigmentation leads to conspicuous, not cryptic, eye morphology in chimpanzees
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6765245
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6765245
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1911410116
