Dietary calcium negatively affects the size of a status signal in juvenile male house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 549-557

  Stewart, Ian R K ^a   Westneat, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

calcium; condition dependence; melanin; Passer domesticus; plumage; signal

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; CALCIUM; DIET; FEATHER; JUVENILE; MELANIN; MOLT; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLUMAGE; SIGNALING;

EID: 77955075893     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.10048     Document Type: Article

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