A novel lipoprotein-mediated mechanism controlling sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-108

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a,b   Parker, Robert S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid pigmentation; Ornamental coloration; Sexual selection; Taeniopygia guttata; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BEAK; BLOOD FLOW; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINCH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 29144498029     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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