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Maternally derived carotenoid pigments affect offspring survival, sex ratio, and sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird

Kevin J. McGraw, Elizabeth Adkins–Regan, Robert S. Parker

Die Naturwissenschaften · 2005 · 221 citations · 39 references

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Assay for lipid peroxides in animal tissues by thiobarbituric acid reaction

Hiroshi Ohkawa, Nobuko Ohishi, Kunio Yagi · Analytical Biochemistry · 1979 · 29.1K citations

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Natural Selection of Parental Ability to Vary the Sex Ratio of Offspring

Robert Trivers, Dan E. Willard · Science · 1973 · 3.9K citations

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Costly sexual signals: are carotenoids rare, risky or required?

Valerie Olson, Ian P. F. Owens · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1998 · 830 citations

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Why are female birds ornamented?

Trond Amundsen · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2000 · 706 citations

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Carotenoid Modulation of Immune Function and Sexual Attractiveness in Zebra Finches

Jonathan D. Blount, Neil B. Metcalfe, T. R. Birkhead · Science · 2003 · 649 citations

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