Interspecific variation in plumage colour among birds: species recognition or light environment?

By Melinda K. McNaught, I. P. Owens. 2002

174 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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In Ecology

1. G. E. Hill
2. A. Badyaev
3. M. Théry
4. Doris Gomez
5. K. McGraw

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. G. E. Hill
2. A. Badyaev
3. Doris Gomez
4. M. Théry
5. K. McGraw
6. Paul M. Nolan
7. O. Crino
8. Jodie M. Jawor

Citations in the corpus

• AVIAN SEXUAL DICHROMATISM IN RELATION TO PHYLOGENY AND ECOLOGY (2003, background): “McNaught & Owens (2002) found that differentiation in sexual ornamentation among 40 avian species is strongly affected by features of habitat that influence signal transmission.”
• Influence of ambient light on the evolution of colour signals: comparative analysis of a Neotropical rainforest bird community (2004, methodology): “Without separating heights in the forest, McNaught & Owens (2002) found that forest birds were darker than birds from open habitats.”