Proximate mechanisms of variation in the carotenoid‐based plumage coloration of nestling great tits (Parus major L.)

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

• Publication date

  2003-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00483.xPMID 14635884
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