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001-es BibID:	BIBFORM049722
Első szerző:	Lendvai Ádám Zoltán (biológus)
Cím:	Carotenoid-based plumage coloration reflects feather corticosterone levels in male house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) / Á. Z. Lendvai, M. Giraudeau, J. Németh, V. Bakó, K. J. McGraw
Dátum:	2013
Megjegyzések:	Indicator models of sexual selection predict thatexaggerated traits communicate information about sender conditionor quality to conspecific receivers. Environmental challengeshave often been considered as one such condition thatcould be encoded in an ornamental trait, and there is nowextensive evidence showing how different stressors (e.g., nutritional,parasitological, and environmental) impact sexual signalelaboration. One of the primary means of assessing stress is byquantifying glucocorticoid (corticosterone or cortisol (CORT))levels. For many ornaments, CORT impairs trait expression;however, the evidence is limited and mixed for one of theclassic honest signals in animals, ornamental carotenoid coloration.In a model species for studies of carotenoid ornamentation(the house finch, Haemorhous mexicanus), we examinedthe relationship between male plumage redness and featherCORT levels, which serve as an integratedmeasure of hormoneconcentration during feather growth. We measured CORT inboth tail (melanin-containing) and breast (carotenoid-containing)feathers and found that CORT levels were not differentbetween body regions, but they were negatively correlated withplumage hue, with redder birds having more CORT in feathers.Despite opposing traditional views on stress and ornamentation,our results actually corroborate three other studies showingpositive relationships between carotenoid coloration andCORT levels. Though the molecular mechanisms underlyingsuch a relationship are still unclear, our results suggest thatCORT should not be considered as a simple indicator of individualquality but rather as a mediator of complex allocationdecisions or signals of metabolic activity that could link up withmore elaborate expression of ornamental traits.
Tárgyszavak:	Természettudományok Biológiai tudományok idegen nyelvű folyóiratközlemény külföldi lapban Honest signaling Plumage ornamentation Sexual selection Stress hormones Stress response
Megjelenés:	Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. - 67 (2013), p. 1817-1824. -
További szerzők:	Giraudeau, Mathieu Németh József (1954-) (vegyész, analitikus) Bakó V. McGraw, Kevin J.
Pályázati támogatás:	75965 OTKA PD76862 OTKA
Internet cím:	DOI Intézményi repozitóriumban (DEA) tárolt változat
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