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Condition-dependent strategies of eggshell pigmentation: an experimental study of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)
- 1.0391697 - FGÚ 2014 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Duval, C. - Cassey, P. - Mikšík, Ivan - Reynolds, S.J. - Spencer, K.A.
Condition-dependent strategies of eggshell pigmentation: an experimental study of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
Journal of Experimental Biology. Roč. 216, č. 4 (2013), s. 700-708. ISSN 0022-0949. E-ISSN 1477-9145
Institutional support: RVO:67985823
Keywords : body condition * eggshell colouration * food restriction * pigment allocation
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
Impact factor: 3.002, year: 2013
A studied relationship between eggshell colour and female body condition based on the opposing antioxidant properties of the two main eggshell pigments. We hypothesize that in species laying brown spotted eggshells, females modulate eggshell pigment investment in response to their body condition. According to this hypothesis, we predict that females maintain eggshell colour to limit visible changes that could be detected by predators and thereby conceal their eggs
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0220709
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