The function of the cosmetic coloration of bearded vultures: when art imitates life.

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• Publication year

  1999

• Venue

  Animal Behaviour

• Publication date

  1999-11-01

• Fields of study

  Art, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1006/ANBE.1999.1251PMID 10564620
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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