Egg quality and parental ornamentation in the blue tit Parus caeruleus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-112

  Szigeti, Beáta ^a   Török, János ^a   Hegyi, Gergely ^a   Rosivall, Balázs ^a   Hargitai, Rita ^a   Szöllösi, Eszter ^a   Michl, Gábor ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; EGG SIZE; LAYING DATE; MATE ATTRACTION; ORNAMENTATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; PROTEIN;

AVES; PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 33846131588     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03769.x     Document Type: Article

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