id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_6gnree3or5ajxlsmeiv4fncl34 Sarah A. M. Luttrell Digital photography quantifies plumage variation and salt marsh melanism among Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) subspecies of the San Francisco Bay 2015.0 11 .pdf application/pdf 8014 589 54 melanism among Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) subspecies of the San discriminant analysis with five measures of plumage color, we were able to classify 75% of specimens to the correct Keywords: digital photography, plumage evolution, salt marsh melanism, Song Sparrow, subspecies Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) are highly morphologically variable, with 25 currently recognized subspecies evaluate color in Song Sparrows of the San Francisco Bay. All specimens were adult birds, both male and female, subspecies), while discrimination within salt marsh populations likely will require the inclusion of other measures, plumage analyses of Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) subspecies. than the other San Francisco Bay Song Sparrow subspecies. than the other San Francisco Bay Song Sparrow subspecies. than the other San Francisco Bay Song Sparrow subspecies. than the other San Francisco Bay Song Sparrow subspecies. Summary of mean differences in plumage characteristics for four subspecies of Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) using ./cache/work_6gnree3or5ajxlsmeiv4fncl34.pdf ./txt/work_6gnree3or5ajxlsmeiv4fncl34.txt