Variation in the size and number of axial segments underlies much of the diversity in animal body plans. Here we investigate the evolutionary, genetic and developmental mechanisms driving tail-length differences between forest and prairie ecotypes of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). We first show ...
No, deer are not blind. In fact, deer have better night vision than people do, but theireyes don’t operate quite the same as a human eye. You have “predator eyes” on the front of your head. Your eyes give you a 120-degree view of what’s in front of you. Human eyes then z...