Female plumage coloration is sensitive to the cost of reproduction. An experiment in blue tits

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-96

  Doutrelant, Claire ^a   Grégoire, Arnaud ^a   Midamegbe, Afiwa ^a   Lambrechts, Marcel ^a   Perret, Philippe ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Bird; Carotenoid based colour; Condition dependence; Cost of reproduction; Handicap principle; Structural coloration

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CAROTENOID; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; HONEST SIGNALING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEATHER; FEMALE; FRANCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SONGBIRD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FRANCE; MALE; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 83155172419     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01889.x     Document Type: Article

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