Serum antioxidant levels in wild birds vary in relation to diet, season, life history strategy, and species

Oecologia

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 673-683

  Cohen, Alan A ^a,d   McGraw, Kevin J ^b   Robinson, W Douglas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Fruit; Insect; Seed; Uric acid; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

6-HYDROXY-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TROLOX C; URIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SERUM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRACE ELEMENT; WILD POPULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; BREEDING; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; FRUIT; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIRDS; BREEDING; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMANS; DIET; FRUIT; LONGEVITY; SEASONS; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URIC ACID; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349490010     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1423-9     Document Type: Article

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