Colour vision in fallow deer: A behavioural study

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Colour vision in fallow deer : A behavioural study. / Birgersson, Jörn; Alm, Ulrika; Forkman, Björn.

In: Animal Behaviour, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2001, p. 367-371.

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Birgersson, J, Alm, U & Forkman, B 2001, 'Colour vision in fallow deer: A behavioural study', Animal Behaviour, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 367-371. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2000.1603

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Birgersson, J., Alm, U., & Forkman, B. (2001). Colour vision in fallow deer: A behavioural study. Animal Behaviour, 61(2), 367-371. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2000.1603

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Birgersson J, Alm U, Forkman B. Colour vision in fallow deer: A behavioural study. Animal Behaviour. 2001;61(2):367-371. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2000.1603

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Birgersson, Jörn ; Alm, Ulrika ; Forkman, Björn. / Colour vision in fallow deer : A behavioural study. In: Animal Behaviour. 2001 ; Vol. 61, No. 2. pp. 367-371.

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