Plumage carotenoids of the Pin-tailed Manakin (Ilicura militaris): Evidence for the endogenous production of rhodoxanthin from a colour variant

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 402-411

  Hudon, Jocelyn ^a   Anciães, Marina ^b   Bertacche, Vittorio ^c   Stradi, Riccardo ^c  

^a ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

6 hydroxy , carotene 3,3 dione; Carotenoids; Colour variant; Golden winged Manakin; Ilicura militaris; Pin tailed Manakin; Rhodoxanthin; Rock Pigeon

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEATHER; MALE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SONGBIRD; TILAPIA; VARIANCE;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBIDAE; COLUMBIFORMES; ILICURA MILITARIS; MASIUS CHRYSOPTERUS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PIPRIDAE; TILAPIA;

EID: 34249076934     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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