Influence of stimuli size on color discrimination in capuchin monkeys

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-446

  Gomes, Úrsula R ^a   Pessoa, Daniel M A ^a   Suganuma, Elisa ^a   Tomaz, Carlos ^a   Pessoa, Valdir F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capuchin monkey; Large field tricromacy; Munsell paper

Indexed keywords

PRIMATE; VISION;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CEBUS; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIZE PERCEPTION;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA;

EID: 32644438555     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20198     Document Type: Article

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