Interspecific variation in dietary carotenoid assimilation in birds: Links to phylogeny and color ornamentation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-250

  McGraw, K J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Galliformes; House finch; Passeriformes; Plasma carotenoids; Plumage coloration; Sexual selection; Society finch

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHYLOMICRON; LIPOPROTEIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ALECTORIS RUFA; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; CHICKEN; COLOR; DIET; FOWL; LITERATURE; LONCHURA DOMESTICA; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SONGBIRD; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ALECTORIS RUFA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; LONCHURA; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 24344473702     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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