Carotenoid-based plumage colors and immune function: Is there a trade-off for rare carotenoids?

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Fitze, Patrick S ^a,b,c   Tschirren, Barbara ^b   Gasparini, Julien ^a   Richner, Heinz ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

carotene; Carotenoid availability; Immune function; Lutein; Ornamentation; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; PIGMENT;

CAROTENOID; COLOR; CONDITION FACTOR; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; HONEST SIGNALING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NESTLING; ORNAMENTATION; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEATHER; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS VACCINE; FEATHERS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SONGBIRDS;

ANIMALIA; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 33846201300     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510094     Document Type: Article

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