Author: Dyck, Jan
Title: Structure and Spectral Reflectance of Green & Blue Feathers of the Rose-Faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
Description: Kobenhavn, Munksgaard, 1971. orig.wrappers. 26x20cm, 67,(8) pp, Series: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Skrifter, 18: 2.. 8pp photoplates. Minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Includes 8 single-side photoplates. Contents: Material & Methods; Results: Description of Plumage Areas; Light- and Fluorescence Microscopy; Electron Microscopy; Microspectrophotometry; Spectrophotometry of Yellow Pigment; Optical Properties & Structure; Structure & Mechanical Strength; Discussion: Morphology of Barbs; Morphology of Barbules; Optical Properties & Structure; Is the Blue Colour Produced by Tyndall Scattering?

Keywords: Pigment Cell Biology, Zoology Birds, Bird Plumage, Ornithology, Rose-Faced Lovebird, Feather Feathers, Morphology, Microscopy, Spectrophotometry