Long flights and age affect oxidative status of homing pigeons (Columba livia)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-381

  Costantini, David ^a,b   Dell'Ariccia, Gaia ^a   Lipp, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Free radicals; Migration; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLYING; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 40449093301     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.012856     Document Type: Article

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