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Border and Colour Coding in the Retina of the Frog

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The behavioural evidence for colour discrimination in the frog can be explained on the basis of apparent colour interactions between the retinal ganglion cells.

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REUTER, T., VIRTANEN, K. Border and Colour Coding in the Retina of the Frog. Nature 239, 260–263 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239260a0

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