ArticleBehavioral ecology and sociobiology
On the role of body size, brain size, and eye size in visual acuity.
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Abstract
abstractThe visual system is highly variable across species, and such variability is a key factor influencing animal behavior. Variation in the visual system, for instance, can influence the outcome of learning tasks when visual stimuli are used. We illustrate this issue in guppies ( SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Pre-existing perceptual biases can be keys for the development of specific behavioral patterns. Hence, potential differences in sensory systems need to be taken into account in the study of animal behavior. We highlight this necessity concentrating on the visual domain and using experimental data on brain size-selected guppies in which we assessed eye size and visual acuity. Behavioral differences between large-brained and small-brained guppies in learning and mate choice predominantly relied on tests using visual cues. Analyses of visual capabilities in this system are therefore necessary. Furthermore, this system offers the unprecedented opportunity to experimentally test the relationship between brain size, eye morphology, and visual capabilities. Our results show similar visual acuities between large-brained and small-brained guppies. However, the differences observed in eye area between the sexes, together with the observed positive relationship between body size and visual acuity, highlight the need to incorporate perceptive differences in the study of animal behavior.
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