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... gray patches at the corners of the black squares because our receptor system ↓ 1 0 0.5 1.0 sec 18 Responses of a hy- percomplex cell in the visual cortex of the cat's brain . This cell responds solely to dark objects of re- stricted ...
... gray patches at the corners of the black squares because our receptor system ↓ 1 0 0.5 1.0 sec 18 Responses of a hy- percomplex cell in the visual cortex of the cat's brain . This cell responds solely to dark objects of re- stricted ...
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An Evolutionary Approach John Alcock. 19 An optical illusion . Illusory gray spots appear at intersec- tions of the white bars . This is because our brains exaggerate the contrast wherever there is an edge ( black is bor- dered by white ) ...
An Evolutionary Approach John Alcock. 19 An optical illusion . Illusory gray spots appear at intersec- tions of the white bars . This is because our brains exaggerate the contrast wherever there is an edge ( black is bor- dered by white ) ...
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... ( gray areas ) . Three days later the territorial configuration was nearly the same after the arrival of four replacement pairs ( right , gray areas ) . reproductive activity by females , the males have engaged in THE ECOLOGY OF FINDING A ...
... ( gray areas ) . Three days later the territorial configuration was nearly the same after the arrival of four replacement pairs ( right , gray areas ) . reproductive activity by females , the males have engaged in THE ECOLOGY OF FINDING A ...
Contents
NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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