Evolutionary models of color categorization based on discrimination

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 359-382

  Komarova, Natalia L ^a   Jameson, Kimberly A ^a   Narens, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 36048993971     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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