Control and function of carotenoid coloration in birds: Selected case studies

Carotenoids: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Functions and Properties

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 487-510

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a   Blount, Jonathan D ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420052312     Document Type: Chapter

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