Proximate mechanisms of variation in the carotenoid-based plumage coloration of nestling great tits (Parus major L.)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-100

  Tschirren, Barbara ^a   Fitze, P S ^a,b   Richner, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Brood size manipulation; Carotenoids; Condition dependence; Cross fostering; Ectoparasites; Honest signalling; Origin related traits; Parus major; Plumage coloration

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; COLOR; GENETICS; HONEST SIGNALING; PLUMAGE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEATHER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MORPHOMETRICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SWITZERLAND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CAROTENOIDS; FEATHERS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SONGBIRDS; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALIA; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037232529     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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