Dietary antioxidants, lipid peroxidation and plumage colouration in nestling blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus.
Carotenoid pigments are responsible for many of the red, yellow and orange plumage and integument traits seen in birds. One idea suggests that since carotenoids can act as antioxidants, carotenoid-mediated colouration may reveal an individual's ability to resist oxidative damage. In fact, there...
Главные авторы: | Larcombe, S, Mullen, W, Alexander, L, Arnold, K |
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Формат: | Journal article |
Язык: | English |
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2010
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