Retinal asymmetry in birds

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-117

  Hart, N S ^a,b   Partridge, J C ^a   Cuthill, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0033967922     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00297-9     Document Type: Article

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