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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Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward)
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 598.8/83 |
| Soggetto topico: | House finch - Color |
| Sexual selection in animals | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A red bird in a brown bag |
| ISBN: | 1-280-83348-3 |
| 0-19-534891-5 | |
| 9786610833481 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465165903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Oxford Ornithology Series