Habitat structure is associated with the expression of carotenoid-based coloration in nestling blue tits Parus caeruleus

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 173-180

  Arriero, Elena ^a,b   Fargallo, Juan Antonio ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

CAROTENOID; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NESTLING; PLUMAGE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEATHER; FEMALE; FOREST STRUCTURE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OAK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEATHERS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS; SPAIN; TREES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 33645562614     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0090-5     Document Type: Article

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