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Evolution of iris colour in relation to cavity nesting and parental care in passerine birds

Strong selection pressures are known to act on animal coloration. Although many animals vary in eye colour, virtually no research has investigated the functional significance of these colour traits. Passeriformes have a range of iris colours, making them an ideal system to investigate how and why ir...

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Autores principales: Davidson, Gabrielle L., Thornton, Alex, Clayton, Nicola S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5310583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28077686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0783