Color vision in marmosets and tamarins: Behavioral evidence

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 487-495

  Pessoa, Daniel M A ^a   Tomaz, Carlos ^a   Pessoa, Valdir F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Callitrichids; Color phenotypes; Color vision polymorphism; Munsell color system

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; VISION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; LEONTOPITHECUS; MALE; MARMOSET; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION TEST;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALLITHRIX; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; LEONTOPITHECUS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SAGUINUS; VISION TESTS;

CALLITRICHIDAE; MARMOSETS;

EID: 32644444263     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20202     Document Type: Article

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