Carotenoid content and reflectance of yellow and red nuptial plumages in widowbirds (Euplectes spp.)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-281

  Andersson, Staffan ^a   Prager, Maria ^a   Johansson, E I Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotenoid pigmentation; Sexual dichromatism; Sexual selection; Status signalling; Weaverbirds

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; HONEST SIGNALING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUPTIAL GIFT; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; REFLECTANCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; EUPLECTES; EUPLECTES ARDENS; EUPLECTES AXILLARIS; EUPLECTES MACROURUS;

EID: 33947289088     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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