Pigment allocation to eggs decreases plasma antioxidants in a songbird

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-233

  Morales, Judith ^a,b   Velando, Alberto ^b   Moreno, Juan ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Blue green egg coloration; Female ornamentation; Life history tradeoffs; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EGG; LIFE HISTORY; PIGMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PASSERI;

EID: 56749182146     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0653-x     Document Type: Article

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