Carotenoids buffer the acute phase response on fever, sickness behavior and rapid bill color change in zebra finches.

George, Deanna B; Schneider, Brent C; McGraw, Kevin J; Ardia, Daniel R

George, Deanna B; Schneider, Brent C; McGraw, Kevin J; Ardia, Daniel R.

Affiliation

George DB; Department of Biology, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, USA.
Schneider BC; Department of Biology, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, USA.
McGraw KJ; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Ardia DR; Department of Biology, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, USA dardia@fandm.edu.

J Exp Biol ; 220(Pt 16): 2957-2964, 2017 08 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28606898

Subject(s)

Acute-Phase Reaction/veterinary; Beak/physiology; Carotenoids/physiology; Fever/veterinary; Illness Behavior; Songbirds/physiology; Acute-Phase Reaction/etiology; Acute-Phase Reaction/metabolism; Animals; Diet; Dietary Supplements/analysis; Female; Fever/etiology; Fever/metabolism; Finches/physiology; Male; Pigmentation

Key words

Antioxidants; Color signaling; Immune activation; Immunocompetence; Sexual ornamentation; Taeniopygia guttata

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Beak / Carotenoids / Acute-Phase Reaction / Songbirds / Illness Behavior / Fever Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Exp Biol Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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