Seasonal, sexual, and quality related variation in retinal carotenoid accumulation in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-329

  Toomey, Matthew B ^a   McGraw, Kevin J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour vision; HPLC; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PASSERINE; PHOTOPROTECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS;

EID: 62449150696     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01498.x     Document Type: Article

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