The carotenoid-continuum: carotenoid-based plumage ranges from conspicuous to cryptic and back again
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carotenoids are frequently used by birds to colour their plumage with green, yellow, orange or red hues, and carotenoid-based colours are considered honest signals of quality, although they may have other functions, such as crypsis....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/10/13 |