Sensory response patterns and the evolution of visual signal design in anoline lizards

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 585-607

  Persons, M H ^a,c   Fleishman, L J ^a   Frye, M A ^b   Stimphil, M E ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis; Brightness; Color; Dewlap; Optic rectum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032801183     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050358     Document Type: Article

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