Visual ecology and perception of coloration patterns by domestic chicks

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 673-689

  Osorio, D ^a   Miklo A ^b   Gonda, Zs ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c National Institute of Chemical Safety   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chicken; Colour; Learning; Object recognition; Visual environment

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; COLOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MIMICRY; VISION;

EID: 0033278315     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011059715610     Document Type: Article

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