Colour vision of domestic chicks

The colour vision of domestic chicks (Gallus gallus) was investigated by training them to small food containers decorated with tilings of grey and coloured rectangles. Chicks learn to recognise the colour quickly and accurately. Chicks have four types of single-cone photoreceptor sensitive to ultrav...

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Published in:	Journal of experimental biology Vol. 202; no. Pt 21; p. 2951
Main Authors:	Osorio, D, Vorobyev, M, Jones, C D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.11.1999
Subjects:	Animals Chickens - physiology Color Perception - physiology Humans Photoreceptor Cells - physiology Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells - physiology Ultraviolet Rays
ISSN:	0022-0949
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