Birds perceive colours in categories

Almut Kelber ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 560, issue 7718, 311-312

Abstract: Humans perceive colours in categories such as red, even though we can discern red hues including ruby and crimson. It emerges that birds also categorize colours and this affects their colour-discrimination ability.

Keywords: Animal behaviour; Evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05811-9

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