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Effects of Experimental Brood Size Manipulation and Gender on Carotenoid Levels of Eurasian Kestrels Falco tinnunculus

BACKGROUND: Animals use carotenoid-pigments for coloration, as antioxidants and as enhancers of the immune system. Carotenoid-dependent colours can thus signal individual quality and carotenoids have also been suggested to mediate life-history trade-offs. METHODOLOGY: To examine trade-offs in carote...

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Main Authors: Laaksonen, Toni, Negro, Juan J., Lyytinen, Sami, Valkama, Jari, Ots, Indrek, Korpimäki, Erkki
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Public Library of Science 2008
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396282/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18545646
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002374
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