On the perception, production and function of blue colouration in animals

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 229-242

  Umbers, Kate D L ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue; Color; Colour; Function; Pigment; Signal; Structural; Vision

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MAINTENANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIGMENT; RESEARCH WORK; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84875589117     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12001     Document Type: Review

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