Feather carotenoid content is correlated with reproductive success and provisioning rate in female Prothonotary Warblers

In many avian species, a male's colorful feather ornaments are known to signal individual quality and can serve as the basis for mate choice. Fewer studies have assessed whether this is true for females, who also can display plumage ornaments. We investigated whether breast and crown plumage re...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Auk 2017-01, Vol.134 (1), p.229-239
Hauptverfasser: Bulluck, Lesley P, Foster, Miran J, Kay, Samantha, Cox, Donald E, Viverette, Catherine, Huber, Sarah
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