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The fruit, the tree, and the serpent : why we see so well
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The fruit, the tree, and the serpent : why we see so well

by Lynne A. Isbell

This text analyses the evolutionary impact of snake predation on primates, proposing that the threat of serpents drove the development of superior vision and expanded brain capacity.

Accession 27654 ISBN 9780674033016 Publisher Harvard University Press
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