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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association2001; 218(10); 1567-1574; doi: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.1567

Vision and hearing in horses.

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Publication Date: 2001-06-08 PubMed ID: 11393366DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.1567Google Scholar: Lookup
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APA
Timney B, Macuda T. (2001). Vision and hearing in horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 218(10), 1567-1574. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.2001.218.1567

Publication

ISSN: 0003-1488
NlmUniqueID: 7503067
Country: United States
Language: English
Volume: 218
Issue: 10
Pages: 1567-1574

Researcher Affiliations

Timney, B
  • Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Macuda, T

    MeSH Terms

    • Animals
    • Auditory Threshold / physiology
    • Color Perception
    • Depth Perception
    • Ear / anatomy & histology
    • Ear / physiology
    • Eye / anatomy & histology
    • Hearing
    • Horses / anatomy & histology
    • Horses / physiology
    • Ocular Physiological Phenomena
    • Sound
    • Sound Localization / physiology
    • Vision, Ocular
    • Visual Acuity

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