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Comparative, ecological, and developmental aspects of visual system design and function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2011

Barbara L. Finlay  and
Daniel C. Osorio
Barbara L. Finlay
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Daniel C. Osorio
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
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Visual Neuroscience , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , July 2011 , pp. 263 - 264
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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