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Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward) |
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Titolo |
A red bird in a brown bag [[electronic resource] ] : the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch / / Geoffrey E. Hill |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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1-280-83348-3 |
0-19-534891-5 |
9786610833481 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford Ornithology Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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House finch - Color |
Sexual selection in animals |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-312). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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