Color, activity period, and eye structure in four lineages of ants: Pale, nocturnal species have evolved larger eyes and larger facets than their dark, diurnal congeners

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About the Authors

Robert A. Johnson

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Ronald L. Rutowski

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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