Browsing Department of Biological Sciences by Author "Barratt, Christopher D."
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Palm fruit colours are linked to the broad-scale distribution and diversification of primate colour vision systems
Onstein, Renske E; Vink, Daphne N.; Veen, Jorin; Barratt, Christopher D.; Flantua, Suzette; Wich, Serge A.; Kissling, W. Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)A long-standing hypothesis in ecology and evolution is that trichromatic colour vision (the ability to distinguish red from green) in frugivorous primates has evolved as an adaptation to detect conspicuous (reddish) fruits. ...