Experimental support for the makeup hypothesis in nestling tawny owls (Strix aluco)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-709

  Piault, Romain ^a   Gasparini, Julien ^a   Bize, Pierre ^b   Paulet, Mariane ^a   McGraw, Kevin J ^c   Roulin, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bill coloration; Immune status; Makeup hypothesis; Preen wax; Preening behavior; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COLLAGEN; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROOMING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PLUMAGE; RAPTOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; WAX;

AVES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 47649117543     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm152     Document Type: Article

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