Availability of nonpigmentary antioxidant affects red coloration in gulls

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 967-973

  Pérez, Cristóbal ^a   Lores, Marta ^b   Velando, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Oxidative stress; Sexual selection; Trade off; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOAVAILABILITY; BREEDING; CAROTENOID; EGG; FEEDING; FISH; INCUBATION; LIPID; OXIDATION; PLASMA; SEABIRD; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF; VITAMIN;

AVES; LARUS MICHAHELLIS; PISCES;

EID: 51749114062     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn053     Document Type: Article

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