A UV signal of offspring condition mediates context-dependent parental favouritism

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1597, 2006, Pages 2063-2068

  Bize, Pierre ^a   Piault, Romain ^b   Moureau, Benoît ^c   Heeb, Philipp ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Honest signalling theory; Laying date; Parent offspring interactions; Skin reflectance; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM;

BIRD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STARLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APUS MELBA; AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33747058016     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3546     Document Type: Article

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