Colour also matters for nocturnal birds: Owlet bill coloration advertises quality and influences parental feeding behaviour in little owls

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 399-408

  Aviles J M ^a   Parejo, D ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bill coloration; Chromatic signalling; Nocturnal vision; Owl perception; Parental favouritism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BIRD; BROOD SIZE; COLOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION GENETICS; SIGNALING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATHENE NOCTUA; AVES; STRIGIFORMES;

CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLOR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NESTING; OWL; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SPAIN; SPECTROSCOPY; VISION;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; SPAIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRIGIFORMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84884818541     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2625-8     Document Type: Article

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