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List of works by Rafael Maia

Carotenoid-dependent signals and the evolution of plasma carotenoid levels in birds.

scientific article

Condition-dependent resource value affects male–male competition in the blue–black grassquit

article

Here comes the sun: multimodal displays are associated with sunlight incidence

scientific article published in 2013

Iridescent colour production in hairs of blind golden moles (Chrysochloridae)

scientific article published on 25 January 2012

Iridescent structural colour production in male blue-black grassquit feather barbules: the role of keratin and melanin.

scientific article published on 13 January 2009

Key ornamental innovations facilitate diversification in an avian radiation

scientific article published on June 10, 2013

Modular color evolution facilitated by a complex nanostructure in birds

scientific article

Nanostructural self-assembly of iridescent feather barbules through depletion attraction of melanosomes during keratinization

scientific article (publication date: 7 April 2012)

Proximate bases of silver color in anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) feathers

article

Rapid habituation of scan behavior in captive marmosets following brief predator encounters.

scientific article published on 24 October 2005

Selection, constraint, and the evolution of coloration in African starlings.

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Sexual and natural selection in the evolution of extended phenotypes: the use of green nesting material in starlings.

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

Social environment affects acquisition and color of structural nuptial plumage in a sexually dimorphic tropical passerine

scientific article

The Evolution of Energetic Scaling across the Vertebrate Tree of Life

scientific article published on 31 May 2017

The adaptive value of primate color vision for predator detection

scientific article published on 17 February 2014

The evolution of eggshell cuticle in relation to nesting ecology

scientific article published in August 2016

Vocal output predicts territory quality in a Neotropical songbird

scientific article published on 18 July 2014

What makes a feather shine? A nanostructural basis for glossy black colours in feathers

scientific article (publication date: 7 July 2011)

lightr: import spectral data and metadata in R

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

pavo: an R package for the analysis, visualization and organization of spectral data

scholarly article by Rafael Maia et al published July 2013 in Methods in Ecology and Evolution