Diagnoses of hybrid hummingbirds (Aves : Trochilidae). 6. An intergeneric hybrid, Aglaiocercus kingi x Metallura tyrianthina, from Venezuela

Graves, Gary R.

dc.contributor.author	Graves, Gary R.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-18T18:14:57Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-18T18:14:57Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.identifier.citation	Graves, Gary R. 1998. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/12854">Diagnoses of hybrid hummingbirds (Aves : Trochilidae). 6. An intergeneric hybrid, Aglaiocercus kingi x Metallura tyrianthina, from Venezuela</a>." <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</em>. 111 (3):511–520.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0006-324X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/12854
dc.description.abstract	An intergeneric hybrid hummingbird, Aglaiocercus kingi x Metallura tyrianthina, is described. External measurements of the hybrid are intermediate of those of the parental species. Back plumage iridescence is bluer (511 nm) in the hybrid than in either of the parental species (553-571 nm). This color shift is thought to be caused by a developmental aberrancy or mutation which affects melanin granules that produce iridescence in feather keratins.	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington	en
dc.title	Diagnoses of hybrid hummingbirds (Aves : Trochilidae). 6. An intergeneric hybrid, Aglaiocercus kingi x Metallura tyrianthina, from Venezuela	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.srbnumber	75009
rft.jtitle	Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
rft.volume	111
rft.issue	3
rft.spage	511
rft.epage	520
dc.description.SIUnit	NMNH	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NH-Vertebrate Zoology	en
dc.citation.spage	511
dc.citation.epage	520