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THE recent symposium* and discussion on “Sense Perception and the Evolution of Colour and Pattern” held under the auspices of Section D (Zoology) of the British Association at Cambridge directs attention to a field of inquiry where the artist, the naturalist, and the psychologist may meet.
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COTT, H. Sense Perception and the Evolution of Colour and Pattern. Nature 142, 741–743 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142741a0
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