The presence of females modulates the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual signal

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1159-1166

  Gautier, Patrick ^a,c   Barroca, Marco ^a   Bertrand, Sophie ^b   Eraud, Cyril ^a   Gaillard, Maria ^a   Hamman, Michael ^a   Motreuil, Sébastien ^a   Sorci, Gabriele ^a,b   Faivre, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bill color; Carotenoids; Immune challenge; Sexual signal; Social environment

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLOR MORPH; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PASSERINE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 42449124486     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0544-1     Document Type: Article

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