Analyzing visual signals as visual scenes

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 664-682

  Allen, William L ^a   Higham, James P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Multicomponent signaling; Non human primate perception; Pattern; Shape analysis; Visual signaling

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COLOR; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOMENTUM; PERCEPTION; PRIMATE; SIGNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COLOR; FOURIER ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COLOR; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84877922933     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22129     Document Type: Article

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