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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465165903321

Autore

Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward)

Titolo

A red bird in a brown bag [[electronic resource] ] : the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch / / Geoffrey E. Hill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

1-280-83348-3

0-19-534891-5

9786610833481

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Collana

Oxford Ornithology Series

Disciplina

598.8/83

Soggetti

House finch - Color

Sexual selection in animals

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-312).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Part 1. Prelude; 1 Darwinism and Wallacism: A Brief Account of the Long History of the Study of Plumage Coloration; 2 A Red Bird in a Brown Bag: An Introduction to the House Finch; 3 In the Eye of the Beholder: Color Vision and the Quantification of Color; Part 2. The Proximate Control and Function of Red Plumage; 4 You Are What You Eat: Plumage Pigments and Carotenoid Physiology; 5 A Matter of Condition: The Effects of Environment on Plumage Coloration; 6 Darwin Vindicated: Female Choice and Sexual Selection in the House Finch

7 Fine Fathers and Good Genes: The Direct and Indirect Benefits of Female Choice8 Studs, Duds, and Studly Duds: Plumage Coloration, Hormones, and Dominance; 9 The Feeling's Mutual: Female Plumage Coloration and Male Mate Choice; Part 3. Biogeography and the Evolution of Colorful Plumage; 10 From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli (New York): Populations, Subspecies, and Geographic Variation in Ornamental Coloration; 11 Why Red? The Evolution of Color Display; 12 Epilogue; Glossary; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Part 1. Prelude   1. Darwinism and Wallacism: A Brief Account of the Long History of the Study of Plumage Coloration  2. A Red Bird in a



Brown Bag: An Introduction to the House Finch  3. In the Eye of the Beholder: Color Vision and the Quantification of Color  Part 2. The Proximate Control and Function of Red Plumage   4. You Are What You Eat: Plumage Pigments and Carotenoid Physiology  5. A Matter of Condition: The Effects of Environment on Plumage Coloration  6. Darwin Vindicated: Female Choice and Sexual Selection in the House Finch  7. Fine Fathers and Good Genes: The Direct and Indirect B