Blood parasite infection differentially relates to carotenoid-based plumage and bill color in the American goldfinch

Male and female American goldfinches (Spinus tristis) express condition-dependent carotenoid-based plumage and bill coloration. Plumage color is relatively static, as pigments incorporated into feathers during the spring molt cannot be mobilized thereafter. In contrast, bill color is dynamic, reflec...

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Autores principales: Lumpkin, David C, Murphy, Troy G, Tarvin, Keith A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4222208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25473474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1164

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4222208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25473474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1164

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