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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
| A red bird in a brown bag [[electronic resource] ] : the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch / / Geoffrey E. Hill |
| Autore | Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.8/83 |
| Collana | Oxford Ornithology Series |
| Soggetto topico |
House finch - Color
Sexual selection in animals |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-83348-3
0-19-534891-5 9786610833481 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465165903321 |
Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward)
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| A red bird in a brown bag [[electronic resource] ] : the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch / / Geoffrey E. Hill |
| Autore | Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 318 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 598.8/83 |
| Soggetto topico |
House finch - Color
Sexual selection in animals |
| ISBN |
9780195348910
0195348915 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795849503321 |
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Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward)
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||
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
A red bird in a brown bag : the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch / / Geoffrey E. Hill
| A red bird in a brown bag : the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch / / Geoffrey E. Hill |
| Autore | Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward) |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 318 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 598.8/83 |
| Collana | Oxford Ornithology Ser. |
| Soggetto topico |
House finch - Color
Sexual selection in animals |
| ISBN |
9780195348910
0195348915 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962305403321 |
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Hill Geoffrey E (Geoffrey Edward)
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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