Colour schemes for birds: Structural coloration and signals of quality in feathers

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 67-77

  Fitzpatrick, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLOR; FITNESS; PLUMAGE;

EID: 0031733916     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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