Abstract
The four pinhole apertures of the constricted gekko pupil are an adaptation for decreasing the depth of field of the eye, while decreasing the total light flux to the retina. This may be useful for distance estimation at high light levels.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 815-817 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Vision Research |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1986 |
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- Sensory Systems
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On the gekko pupil and scheiner's disc. / Murphy, Christopher J; Howland, Howard C.
In: Vision Research, Vol. 26, No. 5, 1986, p. 815-817.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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