The physiological costs of being colourful: Nutritional control of carotenoid utilization in the American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 653-660

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

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR; HONEST SIGNALING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARDUELIS; CARDUELIS TRISTIS;

EID: 13844277047     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.05.018     Document Type: Article

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