Testicular melanization has evolved in birds with high mtDNA mutation rates

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 988-998

  Galvan I ^a   Moller A P ^a   Erritzoe J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Taps Old Rectory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Extracutaneous melanin; Mitochondrial mutation rate; Oxidative stress; Plumage melanization; Sperm viability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CYTOCHROME; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MELANIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYLOGENY; PLUMAGE; RESPIRATION; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPERM; VIABILITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955028618     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02231.x     Document Type: Article

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