Environmental stress affects the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual trait in male zebra finches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3571-3578

  Eraud, Cyril ^a,b   Devevey, Godefroy ^a,c   Gaillard, Maria ^a   Prost, Josiane ^a   Sorci, Gabriele ^a   Faivre, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Environmental stress; Self maintenance; Sexual traits; Taeniopygia guttata; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BODY WEIGHT; COLD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCH; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BEAK; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTENOIDS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCHES; MALE; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 36348939851     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.005496     Document Type: Article

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