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1 Colour vision in everyday life 1 1.1 Numbers and dimensions of colours: hue, colourfulness, brightness 2 1.2 Commonly used colour names in different languages 4 1.3 Development of colour vision and colour naming in children 9 1.4 History of colour pigments and dyes 11 1.5 Psychology and symbolic values of colours 17 1.6 Colour mixtures 20
Aug 4, 2017 · coloration, from the requirements for complex cognition and perception mechanisms to the evolutionary dynamics. interactions with parasites, predators, and the physical environment. New approaches ...
Aug 24, 2018 · The two types of colour changes, morphological and physiolog-. ical, are widespread in the animal kingdom (Table 1 ). Although. the underlying mechanisms of morphological and physiologi-. cal ...
Colour is an important means of identification for both animals and humans [1, 2]. Its use influences the way they communicate amongst themselves and adapt to their surroundings. Colours can be used to be seen or to camouflage, to mimic, shock or frighten. The use of colour is an important survival strategy in the animal world and
Feb 25, 2021 · Depending on the situation, colour says different things - it can be an expression of power or seduction, warning or deceit - and it can even, occasionally, save your life. Accompanying a major new BBC series with David Attenborough, Life in Colour explores the fascinating story of how colour works in the natural world. From the 'trichromatic ...
Sep 1, 2008 · The visual displays of animals and plants are often colourful, and colour vision allows animals to respond. to these signals as they forage for food, choose mates and so-forth. This article ...
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Jan 22, 2020 · Mammalian colors and color patterns are some of the most diverse and conspicuous traits found in nature and have been widely studied from genetic/developmental and evolutionary perspectives. In this review we first discuss the proximate causes underlying variation in pigment type (i.e., color) and pigment distribution (i.e., color pattern) and highlight both processes as having a distinct ...
