Bird Coloration : : Mechanisms and Measurements /

Bird Coloration : : Mechanisms and Measurements / / ed. by Geoffrey E. Hill, Kevin J. McGraw.

One cannot help being struck with wonder at the vivid pink of 10,000 flamingos rising from Lake Nakuru or the glowing red gorget of a ruby-throated hummingbird feeding outside the kitchen window. How birds produce the brilliant and striking coloration of their feathers and other body parts is the fo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
MitwirkendeR:
Andersson, Staffan,
Cuthill, Innes C.,
Hill, Geoffrey E.,
Kimball, Rebecca T.,
McGraw, Kevin J.,
Montgomerie, Robert,
Mundy, Nicholas I.,
Prager, Maria,
Prum, Richard O.,
Théry, Marc,
HerausgeberIn:
Hill, Geoffrey E.,
McGraw, Kevin J.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (640 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • I. Perception and Measurements
  • 1. Color Perception
  • 2. Quantifying Colors
  • 3. Analyzing Colors
  • 4. Effects of Light Environment on Color Communication
  • II. Mechanisms of Production
  • 5. Mechanics of Carotenoid-Based Coloration
  • 6. Mechanics of Melanin-Based Coloration
  • 7. Anatomy, Physics, and Evolution of Structural Colors
  • 8. Mechanics of Uncommon Colors: Pterins, Porphyrins, and Psittacofulvins
  • 9. Cosmetic and Adventitious Colors
  • III. Controls and Regulation of Expression
  • 10. Hormonal Control of Coloration
  • 11. Genetic Basis of Color Variation in Wild Birds
  • 12. Environmental Regulation of Ornamental Coloration
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Species Index
  • Subject Index

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