Distribution of unique red feather pigments in parrots

Biology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-43

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a,c   Nogare, Mary C ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Arizona State University ^*  (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Plumage colouration; Psittaciformes; Psittacofulvins; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT; POLYENAL LIPOCHROME; POLYENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FEATHER; PIGMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEATHER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PARROT; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSITTACINE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 27444438236     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0269     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Arnold, K. E., Owens, I. P. F. & Marshall, A. J. 2002 Fluorescent signaling in parrots. Science 295, 92.
2. Boles, W. E. 1990 Glowing parrots-need for a study of hidden colours. Birds Int. 3, 76-79.
3. Boles, W. E. 1991 Black-light signature for the birds? Aust. Nat. Hist. 23, 752.
4. Brush, A. H. 1978 Avian pigmentation. In Chemical zoology (ed. A. H. Brush), vol. X, pp. 141-161. New York: Academic Press.
5. Burkhardt, D. 1989 UV vision: a bird's eye view of feathers. J. Comp. Physiol. A 164, 787-796.
6. Eaton, M. D. & Lanyon, S. M. 2003 The ubiquity of avian ultraviolet plumage reflectance Proc. R. Soc. B, 270, 1721-1726. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2003. 2431)
7. Forshaw, J. M. 1977 Parrots of the world. Neptune, NJ: T.F.H. Publications.
8. Fox, H. M. & Vevers, G. 1960 The nature of animal colors. New York: Macmillan.
9. Hausmann, F., Arnold, K. E., Marshall, N. J. & Owens, I. P. F. 2003 Ultraviolet signals in birds are special. Proc. R. Soc. B, 270, 61-67. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2002.2200)
10. Hill, G. E. 1998 An easy, inexpensive method to quantify plumage coloration. J. Field Ornithol. 69, 353-363.
11. Hudon, J. & Brush, A. H. 1992 Identification of carotenoid pigments in birds. Meth. Enzymol. 213, 312-321.
12. Hunt, S., Bennett, A. T. D., Cuthill, I. C. & Griffiths, R. 1998 Blue tits are ultraviolet tits. Proc. R. Soc. B, 265, 451-455. (doi:10.1098/rspb. 1998.0316)
13. Krukenberg, C. F. W. 1882 Die Federfarbstoffe der Psittaciden. Vergleichend-physiologische Studien Reihe 2, Abtig. 2, 29-36.
14. Mahler, B. & Kempenaers, B. 2002 Objective assessment of sexual plumage dichromatism in the Picui dove. Condor 104, 248-254.
15. Masello, J. F. & Quillfeldt, P. 2003 Body size, body condition and ornamental feathers of burrowing parrots: variation between years and sexes, assortative mating and influences on breeding success. Emu 103, 149-161.
16. McGraw, K. J. & Hill, G. E. 2001 Carotenoid access and intraspecific variation in plumage pigmentation in male American goldfinches (Carduelis tristis) and northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis). Funct. Ecol. 15, 732-739.
17. McGraw, K. J., Adkins-Regan, E. & Parker, R. S. 2002 Anhydrolutein in the zebra finch: a new, metabolically derived carotenoid in birds. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 132, 813-820.
18. McGraw, K. J., Hill, G. E. & Parker, R. S. 2003 Carotenoid pigments in a mutant cardinal: implications for the genetic and enzymatic control mechanisms of carotenoid metabolism in birds. Condor 105, 587-592.
19. McGraw, K. J. et al. 2004 You can't judge a pigment by its color: carotenoid and melanin content of yellow and brown feathers in swallows, bluebirds, penguins, and domestic chicks. Condor 106, 390-395.
20. Negro, J. J., Margalida, A., Hiraldo, F. & Heredia, R. 1999 The function of the cosmetic coloration of bearded vultures: when art imitates life. Anim. Behav. 58, F14-F17.
21. Nemesio, A. 2001 Colour production and evolution in parrots. Int. J. Ornithol. 4, 75-102.
22. Pearn, S. M., Bennett, A. T. D. & Cuthill, I. C. 2001 Ultraviolet vision, fluorescence and mate choice in a parrot, the budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus. Proc. R. Soc. B, 268, 2273-2279. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1813)
23. Pearn, S. M., Bennett, A. T. D. & Cuthill, I. C. 2003a The role of ultraviolet-A reflectance and ultraviolet-A induced fluorescence in the appearance of budgerigar plumage: insights from spectrofluorometry and reflectance spectrophotometry. Proc. R. Soc. B, 270, 859-865. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2002.2299)
24. Pearn, S. M., Bennett, A. T. D. & Cuthill, I. C. 2003b The role of UVA-reflectance and UVA-induced fluorescence in budgerigar mate choice. Ethology 109, 1-11.
25. Siefferman, L. & Hill, G. E. 2003 Structural and melanin coloration indicate parental effort and reproductive success in male eastern bluebirds. Behav. Ecol. 14, 855-861.
26. Smith, G. A. 1975 Systematics of parrots. Ibis 117, 18-68.
27. Stradi, R. 1998 The colour of flight: carotenoids in bird plumage. Milan, Italy: Solei Gruppo Editoriale Informatico.
28. Stradi, R. 1999 Pigmenti e sistematica degli uccelli. In Colon in volo: il piumaggio degli uccelli (ed. L. Brambilla, G. Canali, E. Mannucci, R. Massa, N. Saino, R. Stradi & G. Zerbi), pp. 117-146. Milan, Italy: Universita degli Studi di Milano.
29. Stradi, R., Pini, E. & Celetano, G. 2001 The chemical structure of the pigments in Ara macao plumage. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 130, 57-63.
30. Völker, O. 1936 Ueber den gelben Federfarbstoff des Well-ensittichs (Melanopsittacus undulatus (Shaw)). J. Ornithol. 84, 618-630.
31. Völker, O. 1937 Ueber fluoreszierende, gelbe federpigmente bei papagein, eine neue klasse von federfarbstoffen. J. Ornithol. 85, 136-146.
32. Völker, O. 1942 Die gelben und roten federfarbstoffe der papageien. Biol. Zbl. 62, 8-13.
33. With, T. K. 1957 Pure unequivocal uroporphyrin. III. Simplified method of preparation from turaco feathers. Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Investig. 9, 398-401.
34. With, T. K. 1978 On porphyrins in feathers of owls and bustards. Int. J. Biochem. 9, 893-895.