On showy dwarfs and sober giants: Body size as a constraint for the evolution of bird plumage colouration

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-80

  Galván, Ismael ^a   Negro, Juan J ^b   Rodríguez, Airam ^b   Carrascal, Luis M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

allometry; carotenoids; comparative method; developmental constraints; plumage colour

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIRD; BODY SIZE; CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PLUMAGE;

EID: 84880913320     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/000164513X670007     Document Type: Article

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