Differential accumulation and pigmenting ability of dietary carotenoids in colorful finches

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 484-491

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a,c   Hill, Geoffrey E ^b   Navara, Kristen J ^b   Parker, Robert S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

CAROTENOID; DIET; PASSERINE; PIGMENT; PLUMAGE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEATHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SONGBIRD; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ANIMALS; BEAK; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; FEATHERS; LUTEIN; PIGMENTATION; SONGBIRDS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARDUELIS; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0842301941     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383506     Document Type: Article

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