Poultry and coloured light

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-207

  Lewis, P D ^a   Morris, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coloured light; Photoreception; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044461287     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/wps20000015     Document Type: Review

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