Can House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) use non-visual cues to discriminate the carotenoid content of foods?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1017-1023

  Giraudeau, Mathieu ^a   Toomey, Matthew B ^a,b   McGraw, Kevin J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Foraging; House Finch; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAROTENOID; COLOR; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OLFACTORY CUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLUMAGE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 84866435584     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0829-z     Document Type: Article

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