Some comments on visual perception and the use of video playback in animal behavior studies

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-27

  Fleishman, L J ^a   Endler, J A ^b  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral experiments; Color vision; Video playback

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002321196     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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