Fat stores in a migratory bird: A reservoir of carotenoid pigments for times of need?

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-275

  Metzger, Benjamin J ^a   Bairlein, Franz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chroma; Garden warbler; Immune challenge; Isospora; Lutein; Subcutaneous fat deposits

Indexed keywords

AVES; ISOSPORA; SYLVIA BORIN; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78651513837     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0511-9     Document Type: Article

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