vertebrate

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This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

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Today, lizards and their close relatives, including snakes and the distinctive tuatara from New Zealand, form the most diverse group of land vertebrates.

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In most vertebrates, this crossing transfers information from the right eye to the left side of the brain and vice versa.

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Until now, only humans and a few other vertebrates, including pigeons and macaques, were known to distinguish between these two durations.

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Researchers found that this ancient system, shared across all vertebrates, can independently produce center-surround interactions -- a core visual process that helps detect edges, contrast, and attention-grabbing details in the environment.

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