Colour perception in a dichromat

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2795-2800

  Roth, Lina S V ^a   Balkenius, Anna ^b   Kelber, Almut ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chromatic space; Colour vision; Dichromat; Horse; Mammal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34548639250     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.007377     Document Type: Article

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