Comparison of multiple-angle spectrometry of plumage versus individual feathers for the assessment of sexual dichromatism in the long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-291

  Santos, S I C O ^a   Lumeij, J T ^b  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colour dimorphism; Feather structure; Incidence and observation angles; Reflectance spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COLOR; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SONGBIRD; SPECTROMETRY; TAIL FEATHER; TAXONOMY;

AVES; POEPHILA ACUTICAUDA;

EID: 34447334565     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0131-7     Document Type: Article

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