Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
A morphological basis for path dependent evolution of visual systems
R. M. Varney, D. I. Speiser, J. Cannon…·T. H. Oakley
The paper demonstrates path-dependent evolution of visual systems in chitons, showing that the number of optic nerve openings constrains the type of visual system that evolves.
DOI 10.1126/science.adg2689