Fruits, foliage and the evolution of primate colour vision

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 356, Issue 1407, 2001, Pages 229-283

  Regan, B C ^a   Julliot, C ^a   Simmen, B ^a   Vienot F ^a   Charles Dominique, P ^a   Mollon, J D ^a  

^a University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Colour vision polymorphism; Frugivory; Platyrrhine; Seed dispersal; Trichromacy

Indexed keywords

COLOR; EVOLUTION; FOOD SELECTION; FRUIT; PRIMATE; VISION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0035967055     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0773     Document Type: Review

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