Greater flamingos Phoenicopterus roseus use uropygial secretions as make-up

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 665-673

  Amat, Juan A ^a   Rendón, Miguel A ^a   Garrido Fernández, Juan ^b   Garrido, Araceli ^c   Rendón Martos, Manuel ^c   Pérez Gálvez, Antonio ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^c JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Cosmetic coloration; Plumage colour; Plumage maintenance; Signals; Uropygial secretions

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; CONSPECIFIC; FEATHER; MATE CHOICE; MOLT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLUMAGE; SECRETION; SIGNALING; WADER;

AVES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS;

EID: 79952701027     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1068-z     Document Type: Article

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