A multifactorial test of the effects of carotenoid access, food intake and parasite load on the production of ornamental feathers and bill coloration in American goldfinches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1225-1233

  Hill, Geoffrey E ^a   Hood, Wendy R ^a   Huggins, Kristal ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Carotenoids; Indicator mechanism; Melanins; Plumage color

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CAROTENOID; SULFADIMETHOXINE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BODY COMPOSITION; COLOR; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEATHER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCH; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BEAK; BODY COMPOSITION; CAROTENOIDS; COLOR; EATING; FEATHERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCHES; LUTEIN; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SULFADIMETHOXINE; XANTHOPHYLLS;

AVES; CARDUELIS; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 63849123986     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.026963     Document Type: Article

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