Animal visual systems and the evolution of color patterns: Sensory processing illuminates signal evolution

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1795-1818

  Endler, John A ^a,b   Westcott, David A ^c   Madden, Joah R ^d   Robson, Tim ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f Gold Coast City Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowerbirds; Color patterns; Correlational selection; Multiple trait evolution; Sensory drive; Sexual selection; Signaling; Vision

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; VISION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PTILONORHYNCHIDAE;

EID: 24644435869     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01827.x     Document Type: Article

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