The effect of capture-and-handling stress on carotenoid-based beak coloration in zebra finches

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 683-691

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a   Lee, Kristen ^a,b   Lewin, Amir ^a,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass; Carotenoids; Corticosteroids; Sexual selection; Taeniopygia guttata

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BLOOD; FEMALE; FINCH; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BEAK; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; PIGMENTATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79957454772     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-011-0631-z     Document Type: Article

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