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Positive Carotenoid Balance Correlates with Greater Reproductive Performance in a Wild Bird
BACKGROUND: Carotenoids can confer somatic and reproductive benefits, but most evidence is from captive animal experimentation or single time-point sampling. Another perhaps more informative means by which to assess physiological contributions to animal performance is by tracking an individual'...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828481/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20195540 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009420 |