Pigeons in the sun: Thermal constraints of eumelanic plumage in the rock pigeon (Columba livia).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102601
Abstract: In wild vertebrates, several species exhibit eumelanic color polymorphism with the coexistence of dark and light morphs. The maintenance of such polymorphism suggests the existence of a selective balance between the morphs and a large… read more here.
Keywords: rock pigeon; eumelanic plumage; plumage; thermal constraints ... See more keywords