Exploratory behavior is associated with plasma carotenoid accumulation in two congeneric species of waterfowl

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 181-190

  Rowe, Melissah ^a,b   Pierson, Kasey L ^b,c   McGraw, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Anas; Carotenoid pigments; Mallard; Northern pintail; Personality

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAROTENOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WATERFOWL;

ANAS ACUTA; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; DUCK; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WATERFOWL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD; CAROTENOIDS; DUCKS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84983097822     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2015.04.008     Document Type: Article

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