Evolutionary transitions and mechanisms of matte and iridescent plumage coloration in grackles and allies (Icteridae)

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 777-786

  Shawkey, Matthew D ^a,d   Hauber, Mark E ^b,c   Estep, Laura K ^a,e   Hill, Geoffrey E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cowbirds; Plumage colour; Sexual selection; Structural colour; Thin film

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; FEATHER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOPARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPECTROMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AVES; ICTERIDAE; MOLOTHRUS; QUISCALUS;

EID: 33845409019     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0131     Document Type: Article

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