Integument coloration signals reproductive success, heterozygosity, and antioxidant levels in chick-rearing black-legged kittiwakes

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 773-782

  Leclaire, Sarah ^a,b,e   White, Joël ^a,b   Arnoux, Emilie ^c   Faivre, Bruno ^c   Vetter, Nathanaël ^a,b   Hatch, Scott A ^d   Danchin, Étienne ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beak coloration; Carotenoid; Heterozygosity; Integument coloration; Reproductive success; Retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ANTIOXIDANT; COLOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLEDGING; HETEROGENEITY; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL CARE; POULTRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SIGNAL; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CAROTENOIDS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

AVES; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 80055006993     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-011-0827-7     Document Type: Article

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