Morphological basis of glossy red plumage colours

Modular color evolution facilitated by a complex nanostructure in birds

(2015) Chad M. Eliason et al.   EVOLUTION

Ontogeny of an iridescent nanostructure composed of hollow melanosomes

(2014) Matthew D. Shawkey et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Sparkling feather reflections of a bird-of-paradise explained by finite-difference time-domain modeling

(2014) B. D. Wilts et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Linear-Time Algorithm for Gaussian and Non-Gaussian Trait Evolution Models

(2014) Lam si Tung Ho et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Iridophores and Not Carotenoids Account for Chromatic Variation of Carotenoid-Based Coloration in Common Lizards (Lacerta vivipara)

(2013) Luis M. San-Jose et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Here comes the sun: multimodal displays are associated with sunlight incidence

(2013) Paula Sicsú et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

A quantitative evaluation of evolutionary patterns in opercle bone shape inSaurichthys(Actinopterygii: Saurichthyidae)

(2013) Laura A. B. Wilson et al.   PALAEONTOLOGY

Key ornamental innovations facilitate diversification in an avian radiation

(2013) R. Maia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ecomorphological disparity in an adaptive radiation: opercular bone shape and stable isotopes in Antarctic icefishes

(2013) Laura A. B. Wilson et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production: a case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers

(2012) L. D'Alba et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Quantitative Genetics of a Carotenoid-Based Color: Heritability and Persistent Natal Environmental Effects in the Great Tit

(2011) Simon R. Evans et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

How colorful are birds? Evolution of the avian plumage color gamut

(2011) Mary Caswell Stoddard et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Quantifying iridescent coloration in animals: a method for improving repeatability

(2011) Melissa G. Meadows et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Phylogeny and Evolution of Mecochiridae (Decapoda: Reptantia: Glypheoidea): An Integrated Morphometric and Cladistic Approach

(2011) Timothy I. Astrop   JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY

Directional scattering from the glossy flower of Ranunculus: how the buttercup lights up your chin

(2011) S. Vignolini et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

phytools: an R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things)

(2011) Liam J. Revell   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Dissecting Carotenoid from Structural Components of Carotenoid‐Based Coloration: A Field Experiment with Great Tits (Parus major)

(2010) Alain Jacot et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Cosmetic enhancement of signal coloration: experimental evidence in the house finch

(2010) Isabel López-Rull et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

A novel method for quantifying the glossiness of animals

(2010) Matthew B. Toomey et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Evaluation of a glossmeter for studying the surface appearance of avian eggs

(2010) Golo Maurer et al.   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

What makes a feather shine? A nanostructural basis for glossy black colours in feathers

(2010) R. Maia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Phylogenetic signal and linear regression on species data

(2010) Liam J. Revell   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Peacocks orient their courtship displays towards the sun

(2009) Roslyn Dakin et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

A protean palette: colour materials and mixing in birds and butterflies

(2009) M. D Shawkey et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Eigenshape analysis of ammonoid sutures

(2009) TAKAO UBUKATA et al.   LETHAIA

Phylogenetic Logistic Regression for Binary Dependent Variables

(2009) Anthony R. Ives et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Do feather-degrading bacteria affect sexually selected plumage color?

(2008) Matthew D. Shawkey et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN