Parallel evolution of plumage pattern and coloration in birds: Implications for defining avian morphospace

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 599-614

  Riegner, Mark F ^a  

^a PRESCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coloration; Developmental constraint; Morphology; Morphospace; Parallel evolution; Plumage pattern; Recursion

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 67649649645     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8503     Document Type: Article

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