Pterin-based ornamental coloration predicts yolk antioxidant levels in female striped plateau lizards (Sceloporus virgatus)

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 519-527

  Weiss, Stacey L ^a   Kennedy, Eileen A ^a   Safran, Rebecca J ^b   Mcgraw, Kevin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicator mechanism; Investment hypothesis; Maternal effects; Nuptial colour

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PTERIN DERIVATIVE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CAROTENOID; DATA SET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EGG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HETEROCYCLIC OXYGEN COMPOUND; JUVENILE; LIZARD; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SIGNALING; TRADE-OFF; VITAMIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG YOLK; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIZARD; MATE CHOICE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; LIZARDS; LUTEIN; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PTERINS; REPRODUCTION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; XANTHOPHYLLS;

REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS VIRGATUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79953296420     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01801.x     Document Type: Article

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