Skin carotenoid concentration correlates with male hunting skill and territory quality in the kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-196

  Casagrande, Stefania ^a   Csermely, Davide ^a   Pini, Elena ^b   Bertacche, Vittorio ^b   Tagliavini, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; INVERTEBRATA; MURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644826629     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03515.x     Document Type: Article

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