Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin, detect carotenoids in food but differ strongly in individual food choice

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-159

  Catoni, Carlo ^a   Metzger, Benjamin ^b   Schaefer, H Martin ^a   Bairlein, Franz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dietary antioxidants; Food choice; Food selection; Life history; Micronutrients; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAROTENOID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INGESTION RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; SYLVIA BORIN;

EID: 78650745827     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0560-6     Document Type: Article

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