Melanin-specific life-history strategies

American Naturalist

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 269-280

  Emaresi, Guillaume ^a   Bize, Pierre ^a,b   Altwegg, Res ^c,d   Henry, Isabelle ^a   van den Brink, Valentijn ^a   Gasparini, Julien ^e   Roulin, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Color polymorphism; Genetic variation; Life history strategies; Melanin; Melanin based coloration

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; BROOD SIZE; COLOR MORPH; CONSPECIFIC; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLYMORPHISM; RAPTOR; REACTION NORM; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; OWL; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; MELANINS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 84892982234     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674444     Document Type: Article

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