How does the mystery of the Chinese cat eyes relate to the evolution of vision in mammals?

How does the mystery of the Chinese cat eyes relate to the evolution of vision in mammals?

dc.creatorMonge-Nájera, Julián
dc.date2019-12-09
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-03T18:30:01Z
dc.date.available2023-08-03T18:30:01Z
dc.identifierhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/40030
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7901413
dc.descriptionThe domestic cat, Felis catus, originated in the African wildcat species complex, a group that inhabits tropical and subtropical areas, reaching the warmer parts of Western Asia. The eyes of domestic cats are so similar to ours that human eye cells injected in cat eyes develop perfectly1. There are also differences, the phrase “all cats are grey in the dark” reflects a physiological reality: at low light levels, human eyes only use cells called rods; and rods cannot perceive colors. But cats see well and in color even in low light, thanks to a combination of rods and color sensitive cells called cones2.To understand why, we must go to the past.--READ MORE--en-US
dc.descriptionThe domestic cat, Felis catus, originated in the African wildcat species complex, a group that inhabits tropical and subtropical areas, reaching the warmer parts of Western Asia. The eyes of domestic cats are so similar to ours that human eye cells injected in cat eyes develop perfectly1. There are also differences, the phrase “all cats are grey in the dark” reflects a physiological reality: at low light levels, human eyes only use cells called rods; and rods cannot perceive colors. But cats see well and in color even in low light, thanks to a combination of rods and color sensitive cells called cones2.To understand why, we must go to the past.--READ MORE--es-ES
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dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Ricaen-US
dc.relationhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/40030/40585
dc.relationhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/40030/40592
dc.rightsDerechos de autor 2019 Julián Monge-Nájeraes-ES
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical; 2019: blogRBT - Serie 5; Blogen-US
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical; 2019: blogRBT - Serie 5; Bloges-ES
dc.sourceRevista Biología Tropical; 2019: blogRBT - Serie 5; Blogpt-PT
dc.source2215-2075
dc.source0034-7744
dc.subjectdomestic catsen-US
dc.subjectrodsen-US
dc.subjectconesen-US
dc.subjectlighten-US
dc.subjectnocturnal visionen-US
dc.subjectpupilsen-US
dc.subjectdomestic catses-ES
dc.subjectrodses-ES
dc.subjectconeses-ES
dc.subjectlightes-ES
dc.subjectnocturnal visiones-ES
dc.subjectpupilses-ES
dc.titleHow does the mystery of the Chinese cat eyes relate to the evolution of vision in mammals?en-US
dc.titleHow does the mystery of the Chinese cat eyes relate to the evolution of vision in mammals?es-ES
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