Spectral tuning of amazon parrot feather coloration by psittacofulvin pigments and spongy structures

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4358-4364

  Tinbergen, Jan ^a   Wilts, Bodo D ^a   Stavenga, Doekele G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barbs; Barbules; Melanin; Thin films; Vision

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; PIGMENT;

AMAZONA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARBS; BARBULES; COLOR; FEATHER; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THIN FILMS; VISION;

BARBS; BARBULES; MELANIN; THIN FILMS; VISION;

AMAZONA; ANIMALS; COLOR; FEATHERS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84889012185     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.091561     Document Type: Article

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