Animal visual illusion and confusion: the importance of a perceptual perspective

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Behavioral Ecology

• Publication date

  2014-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/BEHECO/ART118
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