This resource includes 86 color swatches (including one called "buff")
intended to be used for comparison with samples in the field. It also
has some helpful notes on the Munsell system for quantifying colors,
and it builds on Ridgway's work on coloration in birds.
Smithe, Frank B. 1975. Naturalist's color guide. American Museum of
Natural History, New York.
Luke
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Luke K. Butler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628
609.771.2531
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On Mar 18, 2010, at 8:02 PM, kevina vulinec wrote:
These references might help.
Brodie, E. D., III. 1993. Consistency of individual differences in
antipredator behaviour and colour pattern in the garter snake
*Thamnophis* *
ordinoides*. *Animal Behaviour*
45:851-861<http://faculty.virginia.edu/brodie/edb3pdfs/Brodie%2093%20-%20AnBehav.pdf
>
.
Brodie, E. D., III. 1992. Correlational selection for color pattern
and
antipredator behavior in the garter snake *Thamnophis ordinoides*. *
Evolution* 46:1284-1298<http://faculty.virginia.edu/brodie/edb3pdfs/evol1992.pdf
>
.
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Michael S. Batcher <
[email protected]> wrote:
Is there a standard set of colors, with color chips (as in soil
colors) for
animals? I was looking at a description of a bird and came across
the
color
"buffy" which just did not bring forth an image in my mind. Google
lead me
to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which, while a fun show, was less than
illuminating. Can anyone give me some guidance on this? Thanks in
advance.
Michael S. Batcher, MS, AICP
Ecologist and Environmental Planner
1907 Buskirk-West Hoosick Rd.
Buskirk, NY 12028
Phone: (518) 686-5868
Cell: (518) 961-1923
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Kevina Vulinec, PhD, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware 19901-2277, (302)
857-6457 Fax:
(302) 857-6455, [email protected]
