Feather microstructure predicts size and colour intensity of a melanin-based plumage signal

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 473-479

  Galván, Ismael ^a,b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR; FEATHER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; MICROSTRUCTURE; PASSERINE; PERCEPTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNALING; SIZE; VISION;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 84855316415     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05533.x     Document Type: Article

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