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Specific carotenoid pigments in the diet and a bit of oxidative stress in the recipe for producing red carotenoid-based signals
Colorful ornaments have been the focus of sexual selection studies since the work of Darwin. Yellow to red coloration is often produced by carotenoid pigments. Different hypotheses have been formulated to explain the evolution of these traits as signals of individual quality. Many of these hypothese...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635308 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2237 |