No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration and patterning across birds, suggesting that eggshell appearance is most likely to have evolved to fulfill many nonexclusive functions. By controlling for nonindependent phylogenetic associations between related species, we describe this diversity using museum eggshells of 71 British breeding passerine species to examine how eggshell pigment composition and concentrations vary with phylogeny and with life-history and nesting ecology traits. Across species, concentrations of biliverdin and protoporphyrin, the two main pigments found in eggshells, were strongly and positively correlated, and both pigments strongly covaried with phylogenetic relatedness. Controlling...
Avian eggs exhibit great diversity in color and markings, and are currently a source of ongoing inte...
Background The exceptional diversity of coloration found in avian eggshells has long fascinated biol...
The colourful appearance of avian eggshells is a prominent aspect of maternal reproductive effort in...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration and patterning across...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration and patterning across...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration and patterning across...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration andpatterning across ...
The colourful appearance of bird eggshells has long fascinated biologists and considerable research ...
Avian eggshell color seems to fulfill multiple functions, some of them being structural and others s...
Birds' eggshells are renowned for their striking colours and varied patterns. Although often conside...
The known chemical basis of diverse avian eggshell coloration is generated by the same two classes o...
0000-0002-1799-7842© 2016 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ...
Abstract The known chemical basis of diverse avian eggshell coloration is generated by the same two ...
Birds' eggshells are renowned for their striking colours and varied patterns. Although often conside...
Published online: 20 August 2015. Abstract in English and GermanEgg camouflage may explain the adapt...
Avian eggs exhibit great diversity in color and markings, and are currently a source of ongoing inte...
Background The exceptional diversity of coloration found in avian eggshells has long fascinated biol...
The colourful appearance of avian eggshells is a prominent aspect of maternal reproductive effort in...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration and patterning across...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration and patterning across...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration and patterning across...
No single hypothesis is likely to explain the diversity in eggshell coloration andpatterning across ...
The colourful appearance of bird eggshells has long fascinated biologists and considerable research ...
Avian eggshell color seems to fulfill multiple functions, some of them being structural and others s...
Birds' eggshells are renowned for their striking colours and varied patterns. Although often conside...
The known chemical basis of diverse avian eggshell coloration is generated by the same two classes o...
0000-0002-1799-7842© 2016 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ...
Abstract The known chemical basis of diverse avian eggshell coloration is generated by the same two ...
Birds' eggshells are renowned for their striking colours and varied patterns. Although often conside...
Published online: 20 August 2015. Abstract in English and GermanEgg camouflage may explain the adapt...
Avian eggs exhibit great diversity in color and markings, and are currently a source of ongoing inte...
Background The exceptional diversity of coloration found in avian eggshells has long fascinated biol...
The colourful appearance of avian eggshells is a prominent aspect of maternal reproductive effort in...