How did color vision evolve? It’s an important topic in evolutionary biology: think mimicking, communication, or camouflage. But, the proteins in our eyes differ enough that we don’t see the exact same colors as one another.
Click above to hear part 2 of In Living Color, featuring Rob DeSalle, curator at the American Museum of Natural History, and co-author of “A Natural History of Color: the Science Behind What We See and How We See It.”
In Living Color:
Part 1: The Glowing Platypus
Part 2: Perceiving Color
Part 3: Meet YInMn Blue
