03647nam 22006374a 450 991046516590332120200520144314.01-280-83348-30-19-534891-59786610833481(CKB)2560000000292956(EBL)430942(OCoLC)182530183(SSID)ssj0000234199(PQKBManifestationID)11203224(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234199(PQKBWorkID)10237678(PQKB)11347022(StDuBDS)EDZ0000076154(MiAaPQ)EBC430942(Au-PeEL)EBL430942(CaPaEBR)ebr10171009(CaONFJC)MIL83348(EXLCZ)99256000000029295620010910d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA red bird in a brown bag[electronic resource] the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch /Geoffrey E. HillOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20021 online resource (333 p.)Oxford Ornithology SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-514848-7 0-19-989368-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-312).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 Finch7 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; YPart 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 BOxford Ornithology SeriesHouse finchColorSexual selection in animalsElectronic books.House finchColor.Sexual selection in animals.598.8/83Hill Geoffrey E(Geoffrey Edward)907318MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465165903321A red bird in a brown bag2029764UNINA