The eyes of some birds contain cells that detect ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light is reflected by some fruits and the urine of small mammals. Explain how birds that detect UV light have evolved from birds that could not detect UV light?

The eyes of some birds contain cells that detect ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light is reflected by some fruits and the urine of small mammals. Explain how birds that detect UV light have evolved from birds that could not detect UV light?

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter15: Animal Evolution

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The eyes of some birds contain cells that detect ultraviolet (UV) light.
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