Seeing without eyes: the evolution of non-visual photoreceptors in vertebrates

不用眼睛也能看见：脊椎动物非视觉感光细胞的进化

• 批准号: DP0878206
• 负责人: Prof Shaun Collin
• 金额: $ 24.17万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0878206
• 关键词: Seeing; without; eyes; evolution; non

Australia's underwater biodiversity is second to none with endemic species representing the earliest stages in vertebrate evolution, many of them relying heavily on vision for survival. Tracing the evolution of light detection and image formation will provide crucial information about the lifestyles of our vertebrate ancestors, the environmental selection pressures driving speciation and colour communication. Characterisation of optimal light environments and extra-ocular light detection will also help protect and manage endemic species in wild and captive environments.

澳大利亚的水下生物多样性是首屈一指的，特有物种代表了脊椎动物进化的最早阶段，其中许多物种严重依赖视力生存。追踪光探测和图像形成的演变将提供有关我们脊椎动物祖先生活方式的重要信息，驱动物种形成和颜色通信的环境选择压力。最佳光环境和眼外光检测的特征也将有助于保护和管理野生和圈养环境中的特有物种。