Carotenoid-based masks in the European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis reflect different information in males and females

Ardea

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-242

  López, Guillermo ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Soriguer, Ramón ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bird; Carotenoid; Coccidia; Goldfinch; Haemoproteus; Ornament; Parasites; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CAROTENOID; ENDOPARASITE; HEMOPARASITE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; CARDUELIS CARDUELIS; COCCIDIA; HAEMOPROTEUS; ISOSPORA;

EID: 56749176223     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.096.0208     Document Type: Article

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