Detection of fruit by the Cerrado's marmoset (Callithrix penicillata): Modeling color signals for different background scenarios and ambient light intensities

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-302

  Perini, Eduardo Sosti ^a   Pessoa, Valdir Filgueiras ^a   Pessoa, Daniel Marques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; COLOR VISION; FRUIT; LIGHT; MARMOSET; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; VISION;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAZIL; CALLITHRIX; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FRUIT; LIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

CALLITHRIX PENICILLATA; CALLITRICHIDAE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; EUTHERIA; MARMOSETS; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 65249117672     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.531     Document Type: Article

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