Carotenoids and amphibians: effects on life history and susceptibility to the infectious pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Carotenoids are considered beneficial nutrients because they provide increased immune capacity. Although carotenoid research has been conducted in many vertebrates, little research has been done in amphibians, a group that is experiencing global population declines from numerous causes, including di...

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Autores principales: Cothran, Rickey D, Gervasi, Stephanie S, Murray, Cindy, French, Beverly J, Bradley, Paul W, Urbina, Jenny, Blaustein, Andrew R, Relyea, Rick A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cov005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cov005

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