Interspecific associations between circulating antioxidant levels and life-history variation in birds

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-193

  Cohen, Alan A ^a   McGraw, Kevin J ^b   Wiersma, Popko ^c   Williams, Joseph B ^c   Robinson, W Douglas ^d   Robinson, Tara R ^d   Brawn, Jeffrey D ^e   Ricklefs, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carotenoid; Life history; Metabolism; Survival; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BODY SIZE; CAROTENOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; OXIDATION; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; NESTING; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STRESS; TROPIC CLIMATE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; CAROTENOIDS; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; LONGEVITY; MICHIGAN; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STRESS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; URIC ACID; VITAMIN E;

EID: 49849091802     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589456     Document Type: Article

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