The Evolution of the Eye
4,794 views · Published 27 January 2012 · 2:39 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2012 · Education
Why does a shrimp have the most complex eye on earth? How quickly can a conch re-grow an eye? Professor Ivan R. Schwab M.D., author of Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved, explains how evolution produced such superb adaptations and variations in vision. Photos by Ivan R. Schwab M.D. and James Brandt used with permission.
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