Plumage coloration and nutritional condition in the great tit Parus major: The roles of carotenoids and melanins differ

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 234-237

  Senar, Juan Carlos ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^a,b   Domènech, Jordi ^a  

^a Museu de Zoologia   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MELANIN;

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; COLOR; MELANIN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLUMAGE;

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BREAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEATHER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRAIT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIL;

ANIMALIA; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0037843166     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-003-0414-7     Document Type: Article

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