Tetrachromacy, oil droplets and bird plumage colours

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• Publication year

  1998

• Venue

  Journal of Comparative Physiology

• Publication date

  1998-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s003590050286PMID 9839454
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