Testosterone treatment can increase circulating carotenoids but does not affect yellow carotenoid-based plumage colour in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 362-368

  Peters, Anne ^a,b   Roberts, Mark L ^a   Kurvers, Ralf H J M ^c   Delhey, Kaspar ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAROTENOID; COLOR; DIET; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PASSERINE; PLASMA; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 84864009704     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05713.x     Document Type: Article

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