Mate choice for a male carotenoid-based ornament is linked to female dietary carotenoid intake and accumulation

BACKGROUND: The coevolution of male traits and female mate preferences has led to the elaboration and diversification of sexually selected traits; however the mechanisms that mediate trait-preference coevolution are largely unknown. Carotenoid acquisition and accumulation are key determinants of the...

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Autores principales: Toomey, Matthew B, McGraw, Kevin J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22233462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22233462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-3

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