Eumelanin- and pheomelanin-based colour advertise resistance to oxidative stress in opposite ways

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2241-2247

  Roulin, A ^a   Almasi, B ^b   Meichtry Stier, K S ^b   Jenni, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eumelanin; Glutathione; Melanocortins; Oxidative stress; Pheomelanin; Pleiotropic effects

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; MELANIN; PHEOMELANIN;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOASSAY; COLOR MORPH; CORRELATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENOTYPE; MELANIN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; POLYMER; RAPTOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIGNAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COLOR; FEATHER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; OWL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COLOR; FEATHERS; GENOTYPE; MELANINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STRIGIFORMES;

AGOUTI; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 80052628173     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02353.x     Document Type: Article

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