Colourful parrot feathers resist bacterial degradation

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-216

  Burtt, Edward H ^a   Schroeder, Max R ^b,d   Smith, Lauren A ^a   Sroka, Jenna E ^b   McGraw, Kevin J ^c  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United States)

^b OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Plumage coloration; Psittaciformes; Psittacofulvins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIRD; COLOR MORPH; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEATHER; MIMICRY; PIGMENT; PLUMAGE; PROTEIN;

AVES; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYRIOPHYLLUM AQUATICUM; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 79954533888     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0716     Document Type: Article

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