Maternal investment of female mallards is influenced by male carotenoid-based coloration

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1706, 2011, Pages 781-788

  Giraudeau, M ^a   Duval, C ^e   Czirjak G A ^f   Bretagnolle, V ^c   Eraud, C ^d   McGraw, K J ^a   Heeb, P ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albumen lysozyme concentration; Carotenoid based coloration; Egg mass; Maternal investment; Paternal ornamentation; Yolk carotenoid concentration

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CLUTCH SIZE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; SIGNAL; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES;

EID: 79951801627     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1115     Document Type: Article

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