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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002374
Abstract
Animals use carotenoid-pigments for coloration, as antioxidants and as enhancers of the immune system. Carotenoid-dependent colours can thus signal individual quality and carotenoids have also been suggested to mediate life-history trade-offs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Institutes: | Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO) |
| ID Code: | 4855 |
| Deposited On: | 30 Sep 2009 02:00 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2011 16:30 |
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