Bird coloration /

Bird coloration /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, c2006-
Description:	v. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Birds -- Color. Birds -- Color.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5869473

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Other authors / contributors:	Hill, Geoffrey E. (Geoffrey Edward) McGraw, Kevin J.
ISBN:	0674018931 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Preface
I. Perception and Measurements
1. Color Perception
2. Quantifying Colors
3. Analyzing Colors
4. Effects of Light Environment on Color Communication
II. Mechanisms of Production
5. Mechanics of Carotenoid-Based Coloration
6. Mechanics of Melanin-Based Coloration
7. Anatomy, Physics, and Evolution of Structural Colors
8. Mechanics of Uncommon Colors: Pterins, Porphyrins, and Psittacofulvins
9. Cosmetic and Adventitious Colors
III. Controls and Regulation of Expression
10. Hormonal Control of Coloration
11. Genetic Basis of Color Variation in Wild Birds
12. Environmental Regulation of Ornamental Coloration
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Species Index
Subject Index