Effect of dietary carotenoid supplementation on food intake and immune function in a songbird with no carotenoid coloration

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1209-1216

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a   Crino, Ondi L ^a   Medina Jerez, William ^a   Nolan, Paul M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAROTENOID; COLOR; DIETARY SHIFT; FOOD INTAKE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PIGMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESTRILDIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE; LONCHURA STRIATA DOMESTICA; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; PISCES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 33751255664     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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