{"product_id":"bird-coloration-geoffrey-e-hill-9780674021761","title":"Bird Coloration","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this companion volume to \u003ci\u003eBird Coloration, Volume 1: Mechanisms and Measurements\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoffrey E. Hill and Kevin J. McGraw have assembled some of the world's leading experts in the function and evolution of bird coloration to contribute to a long-overdue synthesis of a burgeoning field of inquiry. In Volume 2, the authors turn from the problem of how birds see and produce color, and how researchers measure it, to the function of the colorful displays of birds and the factors that shape the evolution of color signals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors to this volume begin by examining the function of coloration in a variety of contexts from mate choice, to social signaling, to individual recognition, synthesizing a vast amount of recent findings by researchers around the world. The volume and the series conclude with chapters that consider coloration from an explicitly evolutionary perspective, examining selective pressures that have led to the evolution of colors and patterns on body and plumage. These functional and evolutionary studies build from research on mechanisms of production and controls of expression, covered in the previous volume, bringing the study of color full circle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis sumptuously illustrated book will be essential reading for biologists studying animal coloration, but it will also be treasured by anyone curious about why birds are colorful and how they got that way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey E. Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674021762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674021761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.68w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 139","brand":"Geoffrey E. Hill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447756599551,"sku":"9780674021761","price":141.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c187714b-0daf-4717-80a8-9980a2ed80c8.jpg?v=1777234596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bird-coloration-geoffrey-e-hill-9780674021761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}