A phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of chromatic ultraviolet plumage coloration in grackles and allies (Icteridae)

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 211-234

  Eaton, Muir D ^a,b  

^a Bell Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative method; New World blackbirds; Ultraviolet (UV) plumage

Indexed keywords

COLOR; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLUMAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AVES; ICTERIDAE; QUISCALUS; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 32344437756     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[0211:APPOTE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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