Soil and preen waxes influence the expression of carotenoid-based plumage coloration

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 829-835

  Surmacki, Adrian ^a   Nowakowski, Jarosław K ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hue; Plumage color; Plumage maintenance; Sexual selection; Uropygial gland secretions

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; WAX;

COLOR MORPH; FEATHER; MOLT; PIGMENT; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOIL; SONGBIRD; WAX;

ARTICLE; BIRD; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEATHER; GROOMING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOIL;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; COLOR; FEATHERS; MALE; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 34548417182     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0263-x     Document Type: Article

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