Among Mammals, Color Vision Is

question 62

Multiple Choice

Among mammals, color vision is

• A) weak in some primate species.
• B) trichromatic in some Carnivora.
• C) usually stronger in nocturnal than in diurnal species of the same family.
• D) completely lacking in some species.

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