Melanin-based coloration reflects alternative strategies to cope with food limitation in pigeons

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 907-915

  Jacquin, L ^a,b   Recapet C ^a,c   Bouche, P ^a   Leboucher, G ^d   Gasparini, J ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS NANTERRE   (France)

Author keywords

color polymorphism; coloration; feral pigeon; food restriction; life history strategies; melanin

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY MASS; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD LIMITATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; POLYMORPHISM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862900314     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars055     Document Type: Article

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