Sources of variation in reflectance spectrophotometric data: A quantitative analysis using avian eggshell colours

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 450-456

  Cassey, Phillip ^a,b   Hauber, Mark E ^c   Maurer, Golo ^b   Ewen, John G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour measurement; Eggshell; Reflectance spectrophotometer; Sampling error

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862333598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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