Preservation agents influence UV-coloration of plumage in museum bird skins

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 464-467

  Pohland, Georg ^a   Mullen, Peter ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coloration; Fluorescence; Plumage; Reflection spectrophotometry; UV coloration

Indexed keywords

BIRD; PHYLOGENETICS; PLUMAGE; PRESERVATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TAXONOMY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTHROPODA; AVES;

EID: 33747878940     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0038-0     Document Type: Article

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