Bird Coloration. Volume 2: Function and Evolution

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Plumage color and reproduction in the red-backed fairy-wren: Why be a dull breeder? (2008, background): “Plumage color in birds has emerged as a model system for studying intrasexual variation in sexual signals (Hill and McGraw 2006), and in many species, males show pronounced differences in nuptial plumage brightness.”
Dietary mineral content influences the expression of melanin-based ornamental coloration (2007, unknown): “[Behav Ecol 18:137–142 (2007)] The striking colors of birds have emerged as model systemsfor studying the information content and value of social and sexual signals in animals (Hill and McGraw 2006a,b).”