Parasites, testosterone and honest carotenoid-based signalling of health

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 886-898

  Mougeot, F ^a,b,c   Perez Rodriguez L ^a,b   Martinez Padilla J ^a   Leckie, F ^a   Redpath, S M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATD; Flutamide; Honest signalling; Red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus; Sexual selection; Trichostrongylus tenuis nematode

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; GAMEBIRD; HONEST SIGNALING; NEMATODE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; TETRAONIDAE; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS TENUIS;

EID: 34548412286     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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