Cone excitation ratios correlate with color discrimination performance in the horse (Equus caballus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 438-448

  Hall, Carol A ^a   Cassaday, Helen J ^a,b   Vincent, Chris J ^a,b   Derrington, Andrew M ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Color vision; Cone excitation ratios; Discrimination learning; Horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HORSE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HORSES; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE;

EID: 33751413996     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.4.438     Document Type: Article

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