Dietary lipids reduce the expression of carotenoid-based coloration in Lacerta vivipara

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 646-656

  San Jose, Luis M ^a,b   Granado Lorencio, Fernando ^c   Fitze, Patrick S ^a,b,d,e  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c Unidad de Vitaminas   (Spain)

^d FUNDACIÓN ARAID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carotenoid based ornaments; Fat intake; Protection hypothesis; Signal honesty; Sparing hypothesis; Tocopherol; Visual signals; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; FAT; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIZARD; PATH ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; VITAMIN;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 84861230012     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01970.x     Document Type: Article

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