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Why are birds' eggs colourful? Eggshell pigments co-vary with life-history and nesting ecology among British breeding non-passerine birds

  • Phillip Cassey
  • , Gavin H. Thomas
  • , Steven J. Portugal
  • , Golo Maurer
  • , Mark E. Hauber
  • , Tomáš Grim
  • , P. George Lovell
  • , Ivan Mikšík
  • , Steve Portugal

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)657-672
Number of pages16
JournalBiological Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume106
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Biliverdin
  • Phylogenetically controlled GLM
  • Protoporphyrin

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