Absorbance of retinal oil droplets of the budgerigar: Sex, spatial and plumage morph-related variation

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

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Knott, Ben ^a,b   Bowmaker, James K ^c   Berg, Mathew L ^b   Bennett, Andrew T D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian vision; Carotenoids; Microspectrophotometry; Retinal oil droplets; Sensory ecology

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PARAKEET; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; RETINA; SECRETION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; MELOPSITTACUS; OILS; PIGMENTATION; RETINA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84855278346     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-011-0684-z     Document Type: Article

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