Mechanisms of evolutionary change in structural plumage coloration among bluebirds (Sialia spp.)

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 527-532

  Shawkey, Matthew D ^a,c   Balenger, Susan L ^b   Hill, Geoffrey E ^a   Johnson, L Scott ^b   Keyser, Amber J ^a,d   Siefferman, Lynn ^a,e  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Indiana University ^*  (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent light scattering; Fourier analysis; Pigmentary colour; Structural colour

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; MELANIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREAST; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEATHER; FOURIER ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; SIALIA CURRUCOIDES; SIALIA MEXICANA; SIALIA SIALIS; SKIN APPENDAGE; SKIN STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SIALIA; SIALIA CURRUCOIDES; SIALIA MEXICANA; SIALIA SIALIS;

EID: 33747595465     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0111     Document Type: Article

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