Condition dependence of nestling mouth colour and the effect of supplementing carotenoids on parental behaviour in the hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

Oecologia

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-368

  Ewen, John G ^a   Thorogood, Rose ^b   Karadas, Filiz ^c   Cassey, Phillip ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Condition dependant signals; Notiomystis cincta; Parental care; Provisioning

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

CAROTENOID; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOUTH; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRD; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLOR; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MOUTH; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; PIGMENTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA;

EID: 48149093619     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1073-3     Document Type: Article

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