Ornamental non-carotenoid red feathers of wild burrowing parrots

Ecological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 421-432

  Masello, Juan F ^a,e   Pagnossin, María Luján ^b   Lubjuhn, Thomas ^c   Quillfeldt, Petra ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Individual quality; Nestling growth; Polyene pigments; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; COLOR; FEATHER; PARENTAL CARE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; CYANOLISEUS PATAGONUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 4043068546     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2004.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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