Colorful songbirds metabolize carotenoids at the integument

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 471-476

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; METABOLISM; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARDUELIS; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 8744243098     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03405.x     Document Type: Article

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