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[-] darkangelazuarl@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I have heard the theory that it evolved this way for higher UV protection that was not needed in underwater organisms. Curious if it was really that much of a competitive advantage though.

Edit: okay more recent studies show not so much protection but basically filtering and redirecting light so out eyes can see better color on land. See this comment: https://lemmy.world/comment/18892927

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

See this comment:

cheers, thanks for that!

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