Condition-dependence of multiple carotenoid-based plumage traits: An experimental study

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 831-839

  Peters, Anne ^a   Delhey, Kaspar ^a   Andersson, Staffan ^b   Van Noordwijk, Hendrika ^a   Förschler, Marc I ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colour; Honesty; Indicator; Reflectance; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

AVES;

EID: 52049118498     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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