Colour in a new light: A spectral perspective on the quantitative genetics of carotenoid colouration

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 96-103

  Evans, Simon R ^a,b   Sheldon, Ben C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal model; Great tit; Heritability; Natal environment; Plumage reflectance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 84921438372     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12297     Document Type: Article

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