Carotenoid-dependent signals and the evolution of plasma carotenoid levels in birds

American Naturalist

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 741-751

  Simons, Mirre J P ^a,b   Maia, Rafael ^c   Leenknegt, Bas ^a   Verhulst, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Honesty; Ornaments; Pigments; Sexual selection; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIOXIDANT; BIRD; CAROTENOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HONEST SIGNALING; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

AVES;

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL; BIRD; BLOOD; EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; CAROTENOIDS; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84914099587     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678402     Document Type: Article

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