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A test of depth discrimination ability of frogs was based upon the fact that animals will snap at prey-like objects within a sharply delimited zone but will orient to more distant objects. Following monocular blinding, frogs retained preoperative accuracy of discrimination between snapping and orienting distances.
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The current study was supported by Small Grant MH 20283 from the National Institute of Mental Health, and the author was supported by a National Institute of Mental Health Research Career Development Award (K02 13175).
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Ingle, D. Depth vision in monocular frogs. Psychon Sci 29, 37–38 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336560
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