Carotenoid-dependent coloration of male American kestrels predicts ability to reduce parasitic infections

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 597-602

  Dawson, Russell D ^a   Bortolotti, Gary R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

American kestrels; Carotenoids; Coloration; Falco sparverius; Parasitism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

CAROTENOID; COLOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITISM; RAPTOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEATHER; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PARASITOSIS; PROGENY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SKIN COLOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CAROTENOIDS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PARASITIC DISEASES; SASKATCHEWAN; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 33751433875     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0146-6     Document Type: Article

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