Animal derive most pigments from food, and monitoring animal coloration therefore aids in monitoring health and fitness (and influences a wide range of activities such as breeding and social development). Animal Coloration includes light in the UV range, and so cannot be judged by the naked human eye. Measurements can be taken from living animals, or from discarded feathers and the like.
The system includes a BLACK-Comet-CXR-100 (200-1100nm) spectrometer, SL1-Filter tungsten halogen lamp, R600-8-VisNIR reflectance probe, RS50 white reflectance standard, RPH probe holder, and SpectraWiz Spectroscopy Software.
