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Frontiers in Visual Science pp 316–327Cite as

Binocularity and Stereopsis in the Evolution of Vertebrate Vision

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The investigation of the visual system forms a major part of the effort to compose a more comprehensive picture of the evolution of brain and behavior in vertebrates. The major thrust of this chapter is to consider the emergence of binocular vision and stereopsis as it is now revealed by quite recent anatomical, behavioral, and electrophysiological evidence.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Robert Fox

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  1. College of Optometry, University of Houston, 77004, Houston, Texas, USA

    Steven J. Cool  & Earl L. Smith III  & 

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Fox, R. (1978). Binocularity and Stereopsis in the Evolution of Vertebrate Vision. In: Cool, S.J., Smith, E.L. (eds) Frontiers in Visual Science. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35397-3_32

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