Why colour is complex: Evidence that bees perceive neither brightness nor green contrast in colour signal processing
Honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758) potentially rely on a variety of visual cues when searching for flowers in the environment. Both chromatic and achromatic (brightness) components of flower signals have typically been considered simultaneously to understand how flower colours have evolved....
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Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2018-08-01
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Series: | FACETS |
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Online Access: | http://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139%2Ffacets-2017-0116 |