Female-specific colouration, carotenoids and reproductive investment in a dichromatic species, the upland goose Chloephaga picta leucoptera

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1779-1789

  Gladbach, Anja ^a   Gladbach, David Joachim ^b   Kempenaers, Bart ^a   Quillfeldt, Petra ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chloephaga picta leucoptera; Female specific colouration; Individual quality; Signalling; Upland goose

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; CLUTCH SIZE; COLOR MORPH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPE; PLASMA; PLUMAGE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; WATERFOWL; WILD POPULATION;

ANSER; AVES; CHLOEPHAGA PICTA; LEUCOPTERA;

EID: 77958001730     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0990-4     Document Type: Article

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