Spectral mouth colour of nestlings changes with carotenoid availability

Thorogood R., Kilner R. M. , Karadaş F. , EWEN J. G.

FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.6, ss.1044-1051, 2008 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Konu: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01455.x
  • Dergi Adı: FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1044-1051

Özet

Despite the proliferation of studies on the role of nestling mouth colour in parent-offspring communication, there has been very little work regarding the proximate mechanism for mouth pigmentation.