Carotenoid accumulation strategies for becoming a colourful House Finch: Analyses of plasma and liver pigments in wild moulting birds

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 678-688

  Mcgraw, K J ^a   Nolan, P M ^a,b   Crino, O L ^a,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Ketocarotenoids; Plumage coloration; Sexual selection; Xanthophylls

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

AVES; CARDUELIS; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERI;

EID: 33745847132     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01121.x     Document Type: Article

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