Bird Coloration: Function and Evolution

Published by Harvard University Press 2006

Bird Coloration

Function and Evolution

Edited by: Geoffrey E. Hill and Kevin J. McGraw

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674273818

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About this book

In this sumptuously illustrated companion volume to Bird Coloration: Volume 1, Mechanisms and Measurements, the authors explain the function of the colorful displays of birds and examine the factors that shape the evolution of color signals.

Reviews

The aim of Bird Coloration is to provide a flavour of the extent to which birds have exploited the sun's rays...These two volumes also delve deeper into the disparate ways in which bird colours are produced, what purpose they perform, their effect on communities in general, and finally, how they got here in the first place--their evolution...The reference lists alone are priceless...Bird Coloration will appeal to students of, and researchers in, evolution in general, because the devices that cause colour are often considered as phenotypes. Those interested in ecology, animal behaviour and vision studies will benefit, too...And if further incentive is needed to buy these books, just flick through the colour sections.
-- Andrew R. Parker Times Literary Supplement

Together, these two volumes present an outstanding collection of contributions, written by leaders in the field and offering a modern, state-of-the-art review of our understanding of bird coloration--including the mechanisms, function, and evolution underlying the variation we see today.
-- Michael S. Webster Washington State University

The two volumes of Bird Coloration provide an excellent up-to-date overview of the topic...Bird coloration is a huge topic and anyone organizing an overview should be heartily congratulated.
-- Andrew T. D. Bennett Nature

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
I. Function
1. Natural Selection and Coloration: Protection, Concealment, Advertisement, or Deception? Gary R. Bortolotti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Intraspecific Variation in Coloration James Dale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3. Color Displays as Intrasexual Signals of Aggression and Dominance Juan Carlos Senar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
4. Female Mate Choice for Ornamental Coloration Geoffrey E. Hill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
5. Function and Evolution of Color in Young Birds Rebecca M. Kilner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
6. Benefits to Females of Assessing Color Displays Simon C. Griffith and Sarah R. Pryke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
7. Female Coloration: Review of Functional and Nonfunctional Hypotheses Trond Amundsen and Henrik Pärn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
II. Evolution
8. Colorful Phenotypes of Colorless Genotypes: Toward a New Evolutionary Synthesis of Color Displays Alexander V. Badyaev Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
9. Ecological Explanations for Interspecific Variability in Coloration Ian P. F. Owens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	380
10. Adding Color to the Past: Ancestral-State Reconstruction of Coloration Kevin E. Omland and Christopher M. Hofmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	457
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
Species Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	465
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 528

eBook

Published: March 1, 2006
ISBN: 9780674273818