Food color preferences of molting house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) in relation to sex and plumage coloration

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1066-1073

  Bascuñán, Ana L ^a   Tourville, Elizabeth A ^a   Toomey, Matthew B ^a   McGraw, Kevin J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; MOLT; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE;

AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 70349934411     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01697.x     Document Type: Article

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