Intro -- 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 Choice -- 8 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. |