The coloration created by pigments is independent of the structure of the feather. Pigment colorization in birds comes from three different groups: carotenoids, melanins, and …

2016年3月4日 · From radiant jewel tones to bold browns and black—here's a complete, concise guide to bird coloration.

Every bird feather and its colors tell a story of adaptation and survival, making the beauty of feathers complex and captivating. Bird feathers are not only beautiful due to their hues, but …

2007年5月1日 · I. C. Cuthill's (University of Bristol, UK) contribution on color perception includes a thorough treatment of vertebrate color vision, with a comparative approach to human and …

2006年2月28日 · How birds produce the brilliant and striking coloration of their feathers and other body parts is the focus of this first volume of Bird Coloration.

Virtually all studies of bird coloration require some means of objectively quantifying the colors of individuals, populations, or species in a manner that allows those colors to be compared, their …

2007年2月1日 · Trond Amundsen and Henrik Pärn discuss coloration in female birds. Here the two main hypotheses are that color has evolved due to inter- and intrasexual selection acting …

2024年10月25日 · Feather molt, thermoregulation, and coloration highlight the complexity and versatility of avian plumage, each contributing uniquely to a bird’s ability to thrive across …

2006年2月28日 · How birds produce the brilliant and striking coloration of their feathers and other body parts is the focus of this volume. Hill and McGraw have assembled the world’s leading …

In Volume 2, the authors turn from the problem of how birds see and produce color, and how researchers measure it, to the function of the colorful displays of birds and the factors that …