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Unique morphology of the human eye and its adaptive meaning: comparative studies on external morphology of the primate eye.
TLDR
Comparing the external morphology of the primate eye by measuring nearly half of all extant primate species suggested that the dark coloration of exposed sclera of nonhuman primates is an adaptation to camouflage the gaze direction against other individuals and/or predators, and that the white sClera of the human eye is an adaptations to enhance the gaze signal.
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Seasonal Change in Bacterial Flora and Biomass in Mountain Snow from the Tateyama Mountains, Japan, Analyzed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing and Real-Time PCR
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The differences in development observed among these bacterial species suggest that their growth was promoted by different nutrients and/or environmental conditions in theSnow biota that are distributed in snow and ice environments in various parts of the world.
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Structure, Formation, and Darkening Process of Albedo-reducing Material (Cryoconite) on a Himalayan Glacier: A Granular Algal Mat Growing on the Glacier
Dark-colored material (cryoconite) covering Himalayan glaciers has been reported to greatly accelerate glacier-melting by reducing surface albedo. Structure, formation, and the darkening process of…
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Unique morphology of the human eye
TLDR
This work compares the external morphology of primate eyes in nearly half of all primate species, and suggests that humans have the largest ratio of exposed sclera in the eye outline, which itself is elongated horizontally.
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Feeding ecology of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus morio) in Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia: a 3‐year record including two mast fruitings
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Resting increased as feeding decreased in the late stage of each fruiting season, suggesting that the orangutans adopted an energy‐minimizing strategy to survive the periods of fruit shortage by using energy stored during the fruit season.
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Laterality of flipper rubbing behaviour in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus): Caused by asymmetry of eye use?
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Characteristics of cryoconite holes on a Himalayan glacier, Yala Glacier Central Nepal
Cryoconite holes, water-filled cylindrical melt-holes on ice, are common features of glaciers. Morphology, distribution, stability, and organisms of cryoconite holes on a Himalayan glacier (Yala…
Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in glacier environments.
TLDR
The results show regional geographical distribution of antibiotic resistance genes, with the most plausible modes of transmission through airborne bacteria and migrating birds.
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Resting behaviors of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
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A novel cold-tolerant insect found in a Himalayan glacier
  • S. Kohshima
  • Environmental Science, Biology
    Nature
  • 1 July 1984
TLDR
A new species of cold-tolerant midge is found in a high-altitude glacier of the Nepal Himalayas and is the first to be found which spends its entire life cycle in the snow and ice of a glacier, the coldest insect habitat ever recorded.
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