George A. Lozano
Carotenoids, immunity, and sexual selection
Here is a list of the a few potentially useful "foraging-antioxidant-immunity-sex signals" papers. You can download the papers in pdf format individually, or as zip files in 5 year groups, or all at once. There are also files with citations in groups or all together in txt format. Maybe you have to change the extension to ris and then you can upload the citations to Endnote or any other such systems.
1994
Lozano, G.A. 1994. Carotenoids, parasites, and sexual selection. Oikos 70: 309-311. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/3545643 (pdf file).
1995
Perrin, N. 1995. Signalling, mating success and paternal investment in sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus): a theoretical model. Behaviour 132: 1037-1057. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4535319 (pdf file).
1996
Bortolotti, G.R., Negro, J.J., Tella, J.L., Marchant, T.A., and Bird, D.M. 1996. Sexual dichromatism in birds independent of diet, parasites and androgens. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 263: 1171-1176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1996.0171 (pdf file)
Shykoff, J.A., and Widmer, A. 1996. Parasites and carotenoid-based signal intensity: how general should the relationship be? Naturwissenschaften 83: 113-121. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01142175 (pdf file)
Skarstein, F., and Folstad, I. 1996. Sexual dichromatism and the immunocompetence handicap: an observational approach using Arctic charr. Oikos 76: 359-367. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/3546208 (pdf file).
Tella, J.L., Forero, M.G., Gajon, A., Hiraldo, F., and Donazar, J.A. 1996. Absence of blood-parasitization effects on Lesser Kestrel fitness. Auk 113: 253-256. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/4088959 (pdf file)
1997
Forero, M.G., Tella, J.L., and Gajon, A. 1997. Absence of blood parasites in the Red-Necked Nightjar. Journal of Field Ornithology 68: 575-579. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4514267 (pdf file).
Götmark, F., and Ahlström, M. 1997. Parental preference for red mouth of chicks in a songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 264: 959-962. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1997.0132 (pdf file).
Houde, A.E. 1997. Sex, color, and mate choice in guppies. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
1998
Kodric-Brown, A. 1998. Sexual dichromatism and temporary color changes in the reproduction of fishes. American Zoologist 38:: 70-81. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/38.1.70 (pdf file).
Lozano, G.A. 1998. Parasitic stress and self-medication in wild animals. In Stress and Behavior. Edited by A. P. Møller, M. Milinski, and P. J. B. Slater. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. pp. 291-317. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-3454(08)60367-8 (pdf file).
Negro, J.J., Bortolotti, G.R., Tella, J.L., Fernie, K.J., and Bird, D.M. 1998. Regulation of integumentary colour and plasma carotenoids in American kestrels consistent with sexual selection theory. Functional Ecology 12: 307-312. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00176.x (pdf file).
Svensson, E., Råberg, L., Koch, C., and Hasselquist, D. 1998. Energetic stress, immunosuppression and the costs of an antibody response. Functional Ecology 12: 912-919. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00271.x (pdf file).
Wedekind, C., Meyer, P., Frischknecht, M., Niggili, U.A., and Pfander, H. 1998. Different carotenoids and potential information content of red coloration of male three-spined sticklebacks. Journal of Chemical Ecology 24(5): 787-801. doi: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022365315836 (pdf file).
1999
Candolin, U. 1999a. Male-male competition facilitates female choice in sticklebacks. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 266: 785-789. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0706 (pdf file).
Candolin, U. 1999b. The relationship between signal quality and physical condition: is sexual signalling honest in the three-spined stickleback? Animal Behaviour 58: 1261-1267. doi: https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.1999.1259 (pdf file).
Gonzales, G., Sorci, G., Møller, A.P., Ninni, P., Haussy, C., and de Lope, F. 1999. Immunocompetence and condition-dependent sexual advertisement in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Journal of Animal Ecology 68: 1225-1234. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00364.x (pdf file).
Grahn, M. 1999. MHC genotype and ornamentation. In Animal Signals: signalling and signal design in animal communication. Edited by Y Espmark, T Amunndsen, and G. Rosenqvist. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim, Norway.
Grether, G.F., Hudon, J., and Millie, D.F. 1999. Carotenoid limitation of sexual coloration along an environmental gradient in guppies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 266: 1317-1322. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0781 (pdf file).
Hill, G.E. 1999. Is there an immunological cost to carotenoid-based ornamental coloration? American Naturalist 154: 589-595. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/303264 (pdf file). (also, a rebuttal).
Saino, N., Stradi, R., Ninni, P., Pini, E., and Møller, A.P. 1999. Carotenoid plasma concentration, immune profile, and plumage ornamentation of f male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). American Naturalist 154(4): 441-448.
https://doi.org/10.1086/303246 (pdf file).
von Schantz, T., Bensch, S., Grahn, M., Hasselquist, D., and Wittzell, H. 1999. Good genes, oxidative stress and condition-dependent sexual signals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 266: 1-12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0597 (pdf file).
2000
Andersson, S. 2000. Efficacy and content in avian colour signals. In Animal Signals: signallling and signal design in animal communication. Edited by Y. Espmark, T. Amudsen, and G. Rosenqvist. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim, Norway. pp. 47-60.
Badyaev, A.V., and Hill, G.E. 2000. Evolution of sexual dichromatism: contribution of carotenoid- versus melanin-based coloration. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69(2): 153-172. doi: https://doi.org/10.1006/bij1.1999.0350 (pdf file).
Bortolotti, G.R., Tella, J.L., Forero, M.G., Dawson, R.D., and Negro, J.J. 2000. Genetics, local environment and health as factors influencing plasma carotenoids in wild American kestrels (Falco spaverious). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 267: 1433-1438. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2000.1160 (pdf file).
Brawner, W.R., III, Hill, G.E., and Sundermann, C.A. 2000. Effects of coccidial and mycoplasm infections on carotenoid-based plumage pigmentation in male house finches. Auk 117: 952-963. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/117.4.952 (pdf file).
Candolin, U. 2000a. Changes in expression and honesty of sexual signalling over the reproductive lifetime of sticklebacks. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 267(1460): 2425-2430. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2000.1301 (pdf file).
Candolin, U. 2000b. Male-male competition ensures honest signaling of male parental ability in the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49: 57-61. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002650000267 (pdf file).
Grether, G.F. 2000. Carotenoid limitation and mate preference evolution: a test of the indicator hypothesis in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Evolution 54(5): 1712-1724. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00715.x (pdf file).
Hõrak, P., Vellau, H., Ots, I., and Møller, A.P. 2000. Growth conditions affect carotenoid-based plumage coloration of great tit nestlings. Naturwissenschaften 87(10): 460-464. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001140050759 (pdf file).
Møller, A.P., Biard, C., Blount, J.D., Houston, D.C., Ninni, P., Saino, N., and Surai, P.F. 2000. Carotenoid-dependent signals: indicators of foraging efficiency, immunocompetence or detoxification ability? Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews 11: 137-159 (pdf file).
Negro, J.J., and Garrido-Fernández, J. 2000. Astaxanthin is the major carotenoid in tissues of white storks (Ciconia ciconia) feeding in introduced crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 126: 347-352. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-0491(00)00180-2 (pdf file).
Negro, J.J., Tella, J.L., Blanco, G., Forero, M.G., and Garrido-Fernández, J. 2000. Diet explains interpopulation variation of plasma carotenoids and skin pigmentation in nestling white storks. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 73(1): 97-101. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/316724 (pdf file).
Poiani, A., Goldsmith, A.R., and Evans, M.R. 2000. Ectoparasites of house sparrows (Passer domesticus): an experimental test of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis and a new model. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 47: 230-242. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002650050660 (pdf file).
Saino, N., Ninni, P., Incagli, M., Calza, S., Sacchi, R., and Møller, A.P. 2000. Begging and parental care in relation to offspring need and condition in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). American Naturalist 156(6): 637-649. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/316996 (pdf file).
2001
Candolin, U., and Voigt, H.R. 2001. No effect of a parasite on reproduction in stickleback males: a laboratory artefact ? Parasitology 122: 457-464. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182001007600 (pdf file).
Faivre, M., Préault, M., Théry, M., Secondi, J., Patris, B., and Cézilly, F. 2001. Breeding strategy and morphological characters in an urban population of blackbirds, Turdus merula. Animal Behaviour 61: 969-974. doi: https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2000.1669 (pdf file).
Grether, G.F., Hudon, J., and Endler, J.A. 2001. Carotenoid scarcity, synthetic pteridine pigments and the evolution of sexual coloration in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 268(1473): 1245-1253. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2001.1624 (pdf file).
Hill, G.E. 2001. A red bird in a brown bag: the function and evolution of colourful plumage in the house finch. Oxford University Press.
Hõrak, P., Ots, I., Vellau, H., Spottiswoode, C., and Møller, A.P. 2001. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration reflects hemoparasite infection and local survival in breeding great tits. Oecologia 123: 166-173. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004420000513 (pdf file).
Lozano, G.A. 2001. Carotenoids, immunity, and sexual selection: comparing apples and oranges? American Naturalist 158(2): 200-203. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/321313 (pdf file).
Negro, J.J., Tella, J.L., Hiraldo, F., Bortolotti, G.R., and Prieto, P. 2001. Sex- and age-related variation in plasma carotenoids despite a constant diet in the red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa. Ardea 89(2): 275-280 (pdf file).
Pryke, S.R., Lawes, M.J., and Andersson, S. 2001. Agonistic carotenoid signalling in male red-collared widowbirds: aggression related to the colour signal of both the territory owner and model intruder. Animal Behaviour 62: 695-704. doi: https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2001.1804 (pdf file).
2002
Arlettaz, R., Christe, P., Surai, P.F., and Møller, A.P. 2002. Deliberate rusty staining of plumage in the bearded vulture: does function precede art? Animal Behaviour 64: F1-F3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2002.3097 (pdf file).
Bennett, P., and Owens, I. 2002. Evolutionary Ecology of Birds: Life Histories, Mating systems, and Extinction. Oxford University Press.
Blount, J.D., Surai, P.F., Nager, R.G., Houston, D.C., Møller, A.P., Trewby, M.L., and Kennedy, M.W. 2002. Carotenoids and egg quality in the lesser blackbacked gull Larus fuscus: a supplemental feeding study of maternal effects. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 269: 29-36. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2001.1840 (pdf file).
Bouslama, Z., Lambrechts, M.M., Ziane, N., Djenidi, R.D., and Chabi, Y. 2002. The effect of nest ectoparasites on parental provisioning in a north-African population of the Blue Tit Parus caeruleus. Ibis 144: E73-E78. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1474-919X.2002.00070_5.x (pdf file).
Hõrak, P., Surai, P.F., and Møller, A.P. 2002. Fat-soluble antioxidants in the eggs of great tits Parus major in relation to breeding habitat and laying sequence. Avian Science 2: 123-130 (pdf file).
Martín-Vivaldi, M., and Cabrero, J. 2002. Selección sexual. In Evolución: La base de la biología. Edited by M. Soler. Proyecto Sur. , España. pp. 235-259.
Moore, J. 2002. Parasites and the Behavior of Animals. Oxford University Press.
Wiebe, K.L., and Bortolotti, G.R. 2002. Variation in carotenoid-based color in Northern flickers in a hybrid zone. Wilson Bulletin 114(3): 393-400. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4164474 (pdf file).
Zuk, M., and Stoehr, A.M. 2002. Immune defense and host life history. American Naturalist 160: S9-S22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/342131 (pdf file).
2003
Blount, J.D., Metcalfe, N.B., Birkhead, T.R., and Surai, P.F. 2003. Carotenoid modulation of immune function and sexual attractiveness in zebra finches. Nature 300: 125-127. doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1082142 (pdf file).
Faivre, M., Préault, M., Salvadori, F., Théry, M., Gaillard, M., and Cézilly, F. 2003. Bill colour and immunocompetence in the European blackbird. Animal Behaviour 65: 1125-1131. doi: https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2003.2142 (pdf file).
Godin, J.-G., J., and McDonough, H.E. 2003. Predator preference for brightly colored males in the guppy: a viability cost for a sexually selected trait. Behavioral Ecology 14: 194-200. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/14.2.194 (pdf file).
Heindl, M., and WInkler, H. 2003. Female canaries (Serinus canaria) associate more with males that contrast strongly against the background. Ethology 109: 259-271. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00869.x (pdf file).
Hõrak, P., and Saks, L. 2003. Animal allure and health linked by plant pigments. BioEssays 25(8): 746-747. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.10325 (pdf file).
Hudon, J., Grether, G.F., and Millie, D.F. 2003. Marginal differentiation between the sexual and general carotenoid pigmentation of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) and a possible visual explanation. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 76(6): 776-790. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/378138 (pdf file).
Jawor, J.M., and Breitwisch, R. 2003. Melanin ornamanents, honesty, and sexual selection. Auk 120(2): 249-265. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/120.2.249 (pdf file).
Kurtz, J. 2003. Sex, parasites and resistance - an evolutionary approach. Zoology 106: 327-339. doi: https://doi.org/10.1078/0944-2006-00126 (pdf file).
Mahler, B., Araujo, L.S., and Tubaru, P.L. 2003. Dietary and sexual correlates of carotenoid pigment expression in dove plumage. Condor 105: 258-267. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/105.2.258 (pdf file).
Massaro, M., Davis, L.S., and Darby, J.T. 2003. Carotenoid-derived ornaments reflect parental quality in male and female yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55: 169-175. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0683-3 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J., and Ardia, D.R. 2003. Carotenoids, immunocompetence, and the information content of sexual colors: an experimental test. American Naturalist 162(6): 704-712. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/378904 (pdf file).
Moreno, J., and Osomo, J.L. 2003. Avian egg colour and sexual selection: does egg pigmentation reflect female condition and genetic quality. Ecology Letters 6: 803-806. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00505.x (pdf file).
Navarra, K.J., and Hill, R.W. 2003. Dietary carotenoid pigments and immune function in a songbird with extensive carotenoid-based plumage coloration. Behavioral Ecology 14: 909-919. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arg085 (pdf file).
Ohlsson, T., Smith, H.G., Råberg, L., and Hasselquist, D. 2003. Effects of nutrition on sexual ornaments and humoral immune responsiveness in adult male pheasants. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 15: 31-42 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2003.9522688 (pdf file).
Pryke, S.R., and Andersson, S. 2003a. Carotenoid-based epaulettes reveal male competitive ability: experiments with resident and floater red-shouldered widowbirds. Animal Behaviour 66: 217-224. doi: https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2003.2193 (pdf file).
Pryke, S.R., and Andersson, S. 2003b. Carotenoid-based status signalling in red-shouldered widowbirds (Euplectes axillaris): epaulet size and redness affect captive and territorial competition. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 53: 393-401. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0587-2 (pdf file).
Saino, N., Ambrosini, R., Martinelli, R., Ninni, P., and Møller, A.P. 2003. Gape coloration reliably reflects immunocopetence of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) nestlings. Behavioral Ecology 14(1): 16-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/14.1.16 (pdf file).
Saks, L., McGraw, K., and Hõrak, P. 2003a. How feather colour reflects its carotenoid content. Functional Ecology 17(4): 555-561. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00765.x (pdf file).
Saks, L., Ots, I., and Hõrak, P. 2003b. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration of male greenfinches reflects immunocompetence. Oecologia 134: 301-307. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-002-1125-z (pdf file).
Torres, R., and Velando, A. 2003. A dynamic trait affects continous pair assessment in the blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55: 65-72. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0669-1 (pdf file).
Tschirren, B., Fitze, P.S., and Richner, H. 2003. Proximate mechanisms of variation in the carotenoid-based plumage coloration of nestling great tits (Parus major L.). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 16: 91-100. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00483.x (pdf file).
2004
Alonso-Alvarez, C., Bertrand, S., Devevey, G., Gaillard, M., Prost, J., Faivre, B., and Sorci, G. 2004. An experimental test of the dose-dependent effect of carotenoids and immune activation on sexual signals and antioxidant activity. American Naturalist 164: 651-659. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/424971 (pdf file).
Badyaev, A.V. 2004. Developmental perspective on the evolution of sexual ornaments. Evolutionary Ecology Research 6: 975-991 (pdf file).
Blount, J.D. 2004. Carotenoids and life-history evolution in animals. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 430: 10-15. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2004.03.039 (pdf file).
Bright, A., Waas, J.R., King, C.M., and Cunning, P.D. 2004. Bill colour and correlates of male quality in blackbirds: an analysis using canonical ordination. Behavioural Processes 65: 123-132. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2003.08.003 (pdf file).
Fenoglio, S., Cucco, M., Fracchia, L., Martinotti, M.G., and Malacarne, G. 2004. Shield colours of the Moorhen are differently related to bacterial presence and health parameters. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 16: 171-180. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2004.9522645 (pdf file).
Gaillard, M., Juillet, C., Cézilly, F., and Perrot-Minnot, M.-J. 2004. Carotenoids of two freshwater amphipod species (Gammarus pulex and G. roeseli) and their common acanthocephalan parasite Polymorphus minutus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 139: 129-136. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.07.001 (pdf file).
Grande, J.M., Negro, J.J., and Torres, M.J. 2004. The evolution of bird plumage colouration: a role for feather-degrading bacteria? . Ardeola 51: 375-383. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/30243902 (pdf file).
Gregoire, A., Préault, M., Cézilly, F., Wood, M.J., Pradel, R., and Faivre, B. 2004. Stabilizing natural selection on the early expression of a secondary sexual trait in a passerine bird. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17 (5): 1152-1156. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00756.x (pdf file).
Grether, G.F., Kasahara, S., Kolluru, G.R., and Cooper, E.L. 2004a. Sex-specific effects of carotenoid intake on the immunological response to allografts in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271(1534): 45-49. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2526 (pdf file).
Grether, G.F., Kolluru, G.R., and Nersissian, K. 2004b. Individual colour patches as multicomponent signals. Biological Reviews 79: 583-610. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1464793103006390 (pdf file).
Hill, G.E., Farmer, K.L., and Beck, M.L. 2004. The effects of mycoplasmosis on carotenoid plumage coloration in male house finches. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 2095-2099. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00998 (pdf file).
Hõrak, P., Saks, L., Karu, U., Ots, I., Surai, P.F., and McGraw, K.J. 2004a. How coccidian parasites affect health and appearance of greenfinches. Journal of Animal Ecology 73: 935-947. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00870.x (pdf file).
Hõrak, P., Surai, P.F., Ots, I., and Møller, A.P. 2004b. Fat soluble antioxidants in brood-rearing great tits Parus major: relations to health and appearance. Journal of Avian Biology 35(1): 63-70. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03167.x (pdf file).
Karino, K., and Haijima, Y. 2004. Algal-diet enhances sexual ornament, growth and reproduction in the guppy. Behaviour 141: 585-601. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539041166672 (pdf file).
Kurtz, J., Kalbe, M., Aeschlimann, P.B., Häberli, M.A., Wegner, K.M., Reusch, T.B.H., and Milinski, M. 2004. Major histocompatibility complex diversity influences parasite resistance and innate immunity in sticklebacks. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271: 197-204. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2567 (pdf file).
Lozano, G.A., and Lank, D. 2004. Immunocompetence and testosterone-induced condition traits in male ruffs (Philomachus pugnax). Animal Biology 54(4): 315-329. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/1570756042729555 (pdf file).
McGraw, K. 2004. Colorful songbirds metabolize carotenoids at the integument. Journal of Avian Biology 35: 471-476. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03405.x (pdf file).
McGraw, K., Safran, R.J., Evans, M.R., and Wakamatsu, K. 2004. European barn swallows use melanin pigments to color their feathers brown. Behavioral Ecology 15(5): 889-891. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arh109 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J., and Ardia, D.R. 2004. Immunoregulatory activity of different dietary carotenoids in male zebra finches. Chemoecology 14: 25-29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-003-0255-z (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J., and Nogare, M.C. 2004. Carotenoid pigments and the selectivity of psittacofulvin-based coloration systems in parrots. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 138: 229-233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.03.011 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J., and Schuetz, J.G. 2004. The evolution of carotenoid coloration in estrilid finches: a biochemical analysis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 139: 45-51. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.06.006 (pdf file).
Moreno, J. 2004. Avian reproduction in a Mediterranean context: contribution of ornithological research in Spain. Ardeola 51: 51-70 (pdf file).
Ninni, P., de Lope, F., Saino, N., Haussy, C., and Møller, A.P. 2004. Antioxidants and condition-dependence of arrival date in a migratory passerine. Oikos 105: 55-64. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12516.x (pdf file).
Peters, A., Delhey, K., Denk, A.G., and Kempenaers, B. 2004a. Trade-offs between immune investment and sexual signalling in male mallards. American Naturalist 164: 51-59. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/421302 (pdf file).
Peters, A., Denk, A.G., Delhey, K., and Kempenaers, B. 2004b. Carotenoid-based bill colour as an indicator of immunocompetence and sperm performance in male mallards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17(5): 1111-1120. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00743.x (pdf file).
Tella, J.L., Figuerola, J., Negro, J.J., Blanco, G., Rodríguez-Estrella, R., Forero, M.G., Green, A.J., and Hiraldo, F. 2004. Ecological, morphological and phylogenetic correlates of interspecific variation in plasma carotenoid concentration in birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17: 156-164. doi: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00634.x (pdf file).
2005
Alvarez, F., Sánchez, C., and Angulo, S. 2005. The frontal shield of the moorhen: sex differences and relationship with body condition. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 17: 135-148. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2005.9522603 (pdf file).
Cassey, P., Ewen, J.G., Boulton, R.L., Blackburn, T.M., Møller, A.P., Biard, C., Olson, V., and Karadas, F. 2005. Egg carotenoids in passerine birds introduced to New Zealand: relations to ecological factors, integument coloration and phylogeny. Functional Ecology 19(4): 719-726. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.00989.x (pdf file).
Criscuolo, F., Gonzalez-Barroso, M.D., Bouillaud, F., Ricquier, D., Miroux, B., and Sorci, G. 2005. Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins: new perspectives for evolutionary ecologists. American Naturalist 166(6): 686-699 doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/497439 (pdf file).
Figuerola, J., Torres, J., Garrido, J., Green, A., and Negro, J.J. 2005. Do carotenoids and spleen size vary with helminth load in greylag geese? . Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 389-395. doi: https://doi.org/10.1139/Z05-022 (pdf file).
Grether, G.F., Kolluru, G.R., Rodd, F.H., de la Cerda, J., and Shimazaki, K. 2005. Carotenoid availability affects the development of a colour-based mate preference and the sensory bias to which it is genetically linked. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 272(1577): 2181-2188. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3197 (pdf file).
Hill, G.E., and Farmer, K.L. 2005. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration predicts resistance to a novel parasite in the house finch. Naturwissenschaften 92(1): 30-34. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-004-0582-0 (pdf file).
Karino, K., Utagawa, T., and Shinjo, S. 2005. Heritability of the algal-foraging ability: an indirect benefit of female mate preference for males' carotenoid-based coloration in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59(1): 1-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0001-3 (pdf file).
Magurran, A.E. 2005. Evolutionary Ecology: The Trinidadian Guppy. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
McGraw, K. 2005. The antioxidant function of many animal pigments: are there consistent health benefits of sexually selected colorants? Animal Behaviour 69: 575-564. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.06.022 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J., and Ardia, D.R. 2005. Sex differences in carotenoid status and immune performance in zebra finches. Evolutionary Ecology Research 7: 251-262 (pdf file).
Olson, V.A., and Owens, I.P.F. 2005. Interspecific variation in the use of carotenoid-based coloration in birds: diet, life history and phylogeny. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18(6): 1534-1546. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00940.x (pdf file).
Préault, M., Chastel, O., Cézilly, F., and Faivre, M. 2005. Male bill colour and age are associated with parental abilities and breeding performance in blackbirds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58( 5): 497-505. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0937-3 (pdf file).
Rutowski, R.L., Macedonia, J.M., Morehouse, N., and Taylor-Taft, L. 2005. Pterin pigments amplify iridescent ultraviolet signal in males of the orange sulphur butterfly, Colias eurytheme. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 272(1578): 2329-2335. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3216 (pdf file).
Searcy, W.A., and Nowicki, S. 2005. The evolution of animal communication: reliability and deception in signalling systems. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford.
Torres, R., and Velando, A. 2005. Male preference for female foot colour in the socially monogamous blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii. Animal Behaviour 69: 59-65. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.03.008 (pdf file).
van der Veen, I.T. 2005. Costly carotenoids: a trade-off between predation and infection risk? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18: 992-999. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00903.x (pdf file).
van Oort, H., and Dawson, R.D. 2005. Carotenoid ornamentation of adult male Common Redpolls predicts probability of dying in a salmonellosis outbreak. Functional Ecology 19( 5): 822-827. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01035.x (pdf file).
Velando, A., Torres, R., and Espinosa, I. 2005. Male coloration and chick condition in blue-footed booby: a cross-fostering experiment Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58: 175-180. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0911-0 (pdf file).
2006
Arriero, E., and Fargallo, J.A. 2006. Habitat structure is associated with the expression of carotenoid-based coloration in nestling blue tits Parus caeruleus. Naturwissenschaften 93(4): 173-180. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-006-0090-5 (pdf file).
Basolo, A.L. 2006. Genetic linkage and color polymorphism in the southern platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus): a model system for studies of color pattern evolution. Zebrafish 3(1): 65-83. doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/zeb.2006.3.65 (pdf file).
Bertrand, S., Alonso-Alvarez, C., Devevey, G., Faivre, B., Prost, J., and Sorci, G. 2006a. Carotenoids modulate the trade-off between egg production and resistance to oxidative stress in zebra finches. Oecologia 147: 576-584. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-005-0317-8 (pdf file).
Bertrand, S., Faivre, B., and Sorci, G. 2006b. Do carotenoid-based sexual traits signal the availability of non-pigmentary antioxidants? Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 4414-4419. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02540 (pdf file).
Blount, J.D., and Matheson, S.M. 2006. Effects of carotenoid supply on escape flight responses in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. Animal Behaviour 72: 595-601. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.11.014 (pdf file).
Costantini, D., and Dell'Omo, G. 2006. Effects of T-cell-mediated immune response on avian oxidative stress. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 145: 137-142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.06.002 (pdf file).
Cucco, M., Guasco, B., Malacarne, G., and Ottonelli, R. 2006. Effects of β-carotene supplementation on chick growth, immune status and behaviour in the grey partridge, Perdix perdix. Behavioural Processes 73: 325-332. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2006.08.002 (pdf file).
Dawson, R.D., and Bortolotti, G.R. 2006. Carotenoid-dependent coloration of male American kestrels predicts ability to reduce parasitic infections. Naturwissenschaften 93(12): 597-602. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-006-0146-6 (pdf file).
Dowling, D.K., and Mulder, R.A. 2006. Red plumage and its association with reproductive success in red-capped robins. Annales Zoologici Fennici 43: 311-321. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/23736849 (pdf file).
Hadfield, J.D., and Owens, I.P.F. 2006. Strong environmental determination of a carotenoid-based plumage trait is not mediated by carotenoid availability. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19: 1104-1114. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/23736849 (pdf file).
Heath, J.A., and Frederick, P.C. 2006. White Ibis integument color during the breeding season. Journal of Field Ornithology 77: 141-150. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00034.x (pdf file).
Hõrak, P., Saks, L., Karu, T., and Ots, I. 2006a. Host resistance and parasite virulence in greenfinch coccidiosis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19: 277-288. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00988.x (pdf file).
Hõrak, P., Zilmer, M., Saks, L., Ots, I., Karu, U., and Zilmer, K. 2006b. Antioxidant protection, carotenoids, and the costs of immune challenge in greenfinches. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 4329-4338. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02502 (pdf file).
Karadas, F., Surai, P., Grammenidis, E., Sparks, N.H.C., and Acamovic, T. 2006. Supplementation of the maternal diet with tomato powder and marigold extract: effects on the antioxidant system of the developing quail. British Poultry Science 47: 200-208. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00071660600611003 (pdf file).
Kilner, R.M. 2006. Function and evolution of color in young birds. In Avian Coloration Volume II: function and evolution. Edited by G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. pp. 201-232.
Kolluru, G.R., Grether, G.F., South, S.H., Dunlop, E., Cardinalu, A., Liu, L., and Carapiet, A. 2006a. The effects of carotenoid and food intake on caudal fin regeneration in male guppies. Journal of Fish Biology 68: 1002-1012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.00976.x (pdf file).
Kolluru, G.R., Grether, G.F., South, S.H., Dunlop, E., Cardinalu, A., Liu, L., and Carapiet, A. 2006b. The effects of carotenoid and food availability on resistance to a naturally occurring parasite (Gyrodactylus turnbulli) in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 301-309. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00675.x (pdf file).
Kurtz, J., Wegner, K.M., Kalbe, M., Reusch, T.B.H., Schaschl, H., Hasselquist, D., and Milinski, M. 2006. MHC genes and oxidative stress in sticklebacks: an immuno-ecological approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 1407-1414. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3450 (pdf file).
Maan, M.E., van der Spoel, M., Jimenez, P.Q., Van Alphen, J.J.M., and Seehausen, O. 2006. Fitness correlates of male coloration in a Lake Victoria cichlid fish. Behavioral Ecology 17: 691-699. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ark020 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J. 2006a. Dietary carotenoids mediate a trade-off between egg quantity and quality in Japanese quail. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 18: 247-256. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2006.9522712 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J. 2006b. Mechanisms of carotenoid based coloration. In Avian Coloration Volume I: mechanims and measurements. Edited by G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
McGraw, K.J. 2006c. Mechanisms of melanin based coloration. In Avian Coloration Volume I: mechanisms and measurements. Edited by G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
McGraw, K.J., Crino, O.L., Medina-Jerez, W., and Nolan, P.M. 2006. Effect of dietary carotenoid supplementation on food intake and immune function in a songbird with no carotenoid coloration. Ethology 112: : 1209-1216. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01280.x (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J., and Klasing, K.C. 2006. Carotenoids, immunity, and integumentary coloration in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). Auk 123: 1161-1171. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/123.4.1161 (pdf file).
Negro, J.J., Sarasola, J.H., Fariñas, F., and Zorrilla, I. 2006. Function and occurrence of facial flushing in birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 143:: 78-84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2005.10.028 (pdf file).
Olson, V.A. 2006. Estimating nutrient intake in comparative studies of animals: an example using dietary carotenoid content in birds. Oikos 112: 620-628. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14208.x (pdf file).
Owens, I.P.F. 2006. Ecological explanations for interspecific variability in coloration. In Avian Coloration Volume II: Function and Evolution. Edited by G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. pp. 380-416.
Santos, S.I.C.O., Elward, B., and Lumeij, J.T. 2006. Sexual dichromatism in the blue-fronted amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) revealed by multiple-angle spectrometry. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 20(1): 8-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.1647/1082-6742(2006)20[8:SDITBA]2.0.CO;2 (pdf file).
Tummeleht, L., Magi, M., Kilgas, P., Mänd, R., and Hõrak, P. 2006. Antioxidant protection and plasma carotenoids of incubating great tits (Parus major L.) in relation to health state and breeding conditions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 144: 166-172 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.08.004 (pdf file).
Václav, R. 2006. Within-male melanin-based plumage and bill elaboration in male house sparrows. Zoological Science 23: 1073-1078. doi: https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.23.1073 (pdf file).
Velando, A., Beamonte-Barrientos, R., and Torres, R. 2006. Pigment-based skin colour in the blue-footed booby: an honest signal of current condition used by females to adjust reproductive investment. Oecologia 149: 535-542. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-006-0457-5 (pdf file).
2007
Aguilera, E., and Amat, J.A. 2007. Carotenoids, immune response and the expression of sexual ornaments in male greenfinches (Carduelis chloris). Naturwissenschaften 94(11): 895-902. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-007-0268-5 (pdf file).
Andersson, S., Prager, M., and Johansson, E.I.A. 2007. Carotenoid content and reflectance of yellow and red nuptial plumages in widowbirds (Euplectes spp.). Functional Ecology 21(2): 272-281. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01233.x (pdf file).
Boughman, J.W. 2007. Condition-dependent expression of red colour differs between stickleback species. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20(4): 1577-1590. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01324.x (pdf file).
Clotfelter, E.D., Ardia, D.R., and McGraw, K.J. 2007. Red fish, blue fish: trade-offs between pigmentation and immunity in Betta splendens. Behavioral Ecology 18(6): 1139-1145. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arm090 (pdf file).
Costantini, D., Coluzza, C., Fanfani, A., and Dell'Omo, G. 2007. Effects of carotenoid supplementation on colour expression, oxidative stress and body mass of rehabilitated captive adult kestrels (Falco tinnunculus). Journal of Comparative Physiology, Part B 177(7): 723-731. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-007-0169-0 (pdf file).
Dijkstra, P.D., Hekman, R., Schulz, R.W., and Groothuis, T.G.G. 2007. Social stimulation, nuptial colouration, androgens and immunocompetence in a sexual dimorphic cichlid fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61(4): 599-609. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-006-0289-7 (pdf file).
Eraud, C., Devevey, G., Gaillard, M., Prost, J., Sorci, G., and Faivre, B. 2007. Environmental stress affects the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual trait in male zebra finches. Journal of Experimental Biology 210(20): 3571-3578. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.005496 (pdf file).
Griggio, M., Serra, L., Licheri, D., Monti, A., and Pilastro, A. 2007. Armaments and ornaments in the rock sparrow: a possible dual utility of a carotenoid-based feather signal. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61(3): 423-433. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-006-0270-5 (pdf file).
Hartley, I.R. 2007. Sexual dimorphism. In Reproductive biology and phylogeny of birds, Part B: Sexual Selection, Behavior, Conservation, Embryology and Genetics. Edited by B. G. M. Jamieson. Science Publishers Inc., Enfield. pp. 121-141.
Hõrak, P., Saks, L., Zilmer, M., Karu, U., and Zilmer, K. 2007. Do dietary antioxidants alleviate the cost of immune activation? An experiment with greenfinches. American Naturalist 170(4): 625-635. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/521232 (pdf file).
Isaksson, C., and Andersson, S. 2007. Carotenoid diet and nestling provisioning in urban and rural great tits Parus major. Journal of Avian Biology 38(5): 564-572. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.04030.x (pdf file).
Isaksson, C., McLaughlin, P., Monaghan, P., and Andersson, S. 2007a. Carotenoid pigmentation does not reflect total non-enzymatic antioxidant activity in plasma of adult and nestling great tits, Parus major. Functional Ecology 21(6): 1123-1129. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01317.x (pdf file).
Isaksson, C., von Post, M., and Andersson, S. 2007b. Sexual, seasonal, and environmental variation in plasma carotenoids in great tits, Parus major. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 92(3): 521-527. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00852.x (pdf file).
Jouventin, P., McGraw, K.J., Morel, M., and Célerier, A. 2007. Dietary carotenoid supplementation affects orange beak but not foot coloration in Gentoo Penguins Pygoscelis papua. Waterbirds 30(4): 573-578. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25148260 (pdf file).
Karino, K., and Shinjo, S. 2007. Relationship between algal-foraging ability and expression of sexually selected traits in male guppies. Zoological Science 24(6): 571-576. doi: https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.24.571 (pdf file).
Karino, K., Shinjo, S., and Sato, A. 2007. Algal-searching ability in laboratory experiments reflects orange spot coloration of the male guppy in the wild. Behaviour 144(1): 101-113. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4536433 (pdf file).
Karu, U., Saks, L., and Hõrak, P. 2007. Carotenoid coloration in greenfinches is individually consistent irrespective of foraging ability. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(6): 663-670. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/521084 (pdf file).
Kurtz, J., Kalbe, M., Langefors, A., Mayer, I., Milinski, M., and Hasselquist, D. 2007. An experimental test of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis in a teleost fish: 11-Ketotestosterone suppresses innate immunity in three-spined sticklebacks. American Naturalist 170(4): 509-519. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/521316 (pdf file).
Martínez-Padilla, J., Mougeot, F., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., and Bortolotti, G.R. 2007. Nematode parasites reduce carotenoid-based signalling in male red grouse. Biology Letters 3: 137-142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2006.0593 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J. 2007. Dietary mineral content influences the expression of melanin-based ornamental coloration. Behavioral Ecology 18(1): 137-142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arl059 (pdf file).
McGraw, K.J., Medina-Jerez, W., and Adams, H. 2007. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration and aggression during molt in male house finches. Behaviour 144(2): 165-178. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4536438 (pdf file).
Mougeot, F., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Martínez-Padilla, J., Leckie, F., and Redpath, S.M. 2007. Parasites, testosterone and honest carotenoid-based signalling of health. Functional Ecology 21(5): 886-898. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01302.x (pdf file).
Norris, D.R., Marra, P.P., Kyser, T.K., Ratcliffe, L.M., and Montgomerie, R. 2007. Continent-wide variation in feather colour of a migratory songbird in relation to body condition and moulting locality. Biology Letters 3: 16-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2006.0572 (pdf file).
Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Alonso-Alvarez, C., and Viñuela, J. 2007. Repeated sampling but not sampling hour affects plasma carotenoid levels. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(2): 250-254. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/510638 (pdf file).
Pike, T.W., Blount, J.D., Bjerkeng, B., Lindström, J., and Metcalfe, N.B. 2007a. Carotenoids, oxidative stress and female mating preference for longer lived males. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274(1618): 1591-1596. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.0317 (pdf file).
Pike, T.W., Blount, J.D., Lindström, J., and Metcalfe, N.B. 2007b. Dietary carotenoid availability influences a male's ability to provide parental care. Behavioral Ecology 18(6): 1100-1105. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arm084 (pdf file).
Pike, T.W., Blount, J.D., Lindström, J., and Metclafe, N.B. 2007c. Availability of non-carotenoid antioxidants affects the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual ornament. Biology Letters 3: 353-356. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0072 (pdf file).
Sandre, S.L., Tammaru, T., Esperk, T., Julkunen-Tiitto, R., and Mappes, J. 2007. Carotenoid-based colour polyphenism in a moth species: search for fitness correlates. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 124(3): 269-277. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00579.x (pdf file).
Serra, L., Griggio, M., Licheri, D., and Pilastro, A. 2007. Moult speed constrains the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual ornament. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20(5): 2028-2034. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01360.x (pdf file)
Smith, H.G., Råberg, L., Ohlsson, T., Granbom, M., and Hasselquist, D. 2007. Carotenoid and protein supplementation have differential effects on pheasant ornamentation and immunity. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20(1): 310-319. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01203.x (pdf file).
2008
Baeta, R., Faivre, B., Motreuil, S., Gaillard, M., and Moreau, J. 2008. Carotenoid trade-off between parasitic resistance and sexual display: an experimental study in the blackbird (Turdus merula). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 275(1633): 427-434. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.1383 (pdf file).
Blount, J.D., and McGraw, K. 2008. Signal functions of carotenoids. In Carotenoids. Volume 4: Natural Functions. Edited by G. Britton, S. Liaaen-Jensen, and H. Pfander. Springer, Berlin. pp. 213-236 (pdf file).
Buehler, D.M., and Piersma, T. 2008. Travelling on a budget: predictions and ecological evidence for bottlenecks in the annual cycle of long-distance migrants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 363(490): 247-266. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2007.2138 (pdf file).
Costantini, D. 2008. Oxidative stress in ecology and evolution: lessons from avian studies. Ecology Letters 11(11): 1238-1251. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01246.x (pdf file).
de Neve, L., Fargallo, J.A., Vergara, P., Lemus, J.A., Jaren-Galan, M., and Luaces, I. 2008. Effects of maternal carotenoid availability in relation to sex, parasite infection and health status of nestling kestrels (Falco tinnunculus). Journal of Experimental Biology 211(9): 1414-1425. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.014290 (pdf file).
Doutrelant, C., Gregoire, A., Grnac, N., Gomez, D., Lambrechts, M.M., and Perret, P. 2008. Female coloration indicates female reproductive capacity in blue tits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21(1): 226-233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01451.x (pdf file).
Gautier, P., Barroca, M., Bertrand, S., Eraud, C., Gaillard, M., Hamman, M., Motreuil, S., Sorci, G., and Faivre, B. 2008. The presence of females modulates the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual signal. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62(7): 1159-1166. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-008-0544-1 (pdf file).
Isaksson, C., and Andersson, S. 2008. Oxidative stress does not influence carotenoid mobilization and plumage pigmentation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 275(1632): 309-314. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.1474 (pdf file).
Juola, F.A., McGraw, K., and Dearborn, D.C. 2008. Carotenoids and throat pouch coloration in the great frigatebird (Fregata minor). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 149(2): 370-377. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.10.010 (pdf file).
Karu, U., Saks, L., and Horak, P. 2008. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration is not affected by vitamin E supplementation in male greenfinches. Ecological Research 23(6): 931-935. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-007-0457-x (pdf file).
Laaksonen, T., Negro, J.J., Lyytinen, S., Valkama, J., Ots, I., and Korpimaki, E. 2008. Effects of experimental brood size manipulation and gender on carotenoid levels of Eurasian kestrels Falco tinnunculus. PLoS One 3(6): e2374. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002374 (pdf file).
Maan, M.E., van Rooijen, A.M.C., van Alphen, J.J.M., and Seehausen, O. 2008. Parasite-mediated sexual selection and species divergence in Lake Victoria cichlid fish. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 94(1): 53-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00989.x (pdf file).
Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Mougeot, F., Alonso-Alvarez, C., Blas, J., Viñuela, J., and Bortolotti, G.R. 2008. Cell-mediated immune activation rapidly decreases plasma carotenoids but does not affect oxidative stress in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa). Journal of Experimental Biology 211(13): 2155-2161. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.017178 (pdf file).
Pérez-Rodríguez, L., and Viñuela, J. 2008. Carotenoid-based bill and eye ring coloration as honest signals of condition: an experimental test in the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa). Naturwissenschaften 95(9): 821-830. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-008-0389-5 (pdf file).
Pérez, C., Lores, M., and Velando, A. 2008. Availability of nonpigmentary antioxidant affects red coloration in gulls. Behavioral Ecology 19(5): 967-973. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arn053 (pdf file).
Pizzolon, M., Rasotto, M.B., and Mazzoldi, C. 2008. Male lagoon gobies, Knipowitschia panizzae, prefer more ornamented to larger females. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62(4): 521-528. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-007-0476-1 (pdf file).
Rowe, M., and McGraw, K. 2008. Carotenoids in the seminal fluid of wild birds: interspecific variation in fairy-wrens. Condor 110(4): 694-700. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2008.8604 (pdf file).
Zuk, M. 2008. Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (pdf file).
2009
Alonso-Alvarez, C., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Garcia, J.T., and Viñuela, J. 2009. Testosterone-mediated trade-offs in the old age: a new approach to the immunocompetence handicap and carotenoid-based sexual signalling. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276(1664): 2093-2101. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1891 (pdf file).
Biard, C., Gil, D., Karadaş, F., Saino, N., Spottiswoode, C.N., Surai, P.F., and Møller, A.P. 2009a. Maternal effects mediated by antioxidants and the evolution of carotenoid-based signals in birds. American Naturalist 174(5): 696-708. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/606021 (pdf file).
Biard, C., Hardy, C., Motreuil, S., and Moreau, J. 2009b. Dynamics of PHA-induced immune response and plasma carotenoids in birds: should we have a closer look? Journal of Experimental Biology 212(9): 1336-1343. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.028449 (pdf file).
Bonato, M., Evans, M.R., Hasselquist, D., and Cherry, M.I. 2009. Male coloration reveals different components of immunocompetence in ostriches, Struthio camelus. Animal Behaviour 77(5): 1033-1039. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.02.008 (pdf file).
David, P., and Heeb, P. 2009. Parasites and sexual selection. In Ecology and evolution of parasitism. Edited by F. Thomas, J-F. Guégan, and F. Renaud. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p. 31.48 (pdf file).
Galván, I., Díaz, L., and Sanz, J.J. 2009. Relationships between territory quality and carotenoid-based plumage colour, cell-mediated immune response, and body mass in Great Tit Parus major nestlings. Acta Ornithologica 44(2): 139-150. doi: https://doi.org/10.3161/000164509X482722 (pdf file).
Geens, A., Dauwe, T., and Eens, M. 2009. Does anthropogenic metal pollution affect carotenoid colouration, antioxidative capacity and physiological condition of great tits (Parus major)? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 150(2): 155-163. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.04.007 (pdf file).
Gomez, D., Richardson, C., Lengagne, T., Plenet, S., Joly, P., Léna, J.P., and Théry, M. 2009. The role of nocturnal vision in mate choice: females prefer conspicuous males in the European tree frog (Hyla arborea). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276(1666): 2351-2358. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.0168 (pdf file).
Griggio, M., Morosinotto, C., and Pilastro, A. 2009a. Nestlings' carotenoid feather ornament affects parental allocation strategy and reduces maternal survival. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(10): 2077-2085. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01823.x (pdf file).
Griggio, M., Serra, L., Licheri, D., Campomori, C., and Pilastro, A. 2009b. Moult speed affects structural feather ornaments in the blue tit. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(4): 782-792. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01700.x (pdf file).
Hill, G.E., Hood, W.R., and Huggins, K. 2009. A multifactorial test of the effects of carotenoid access, food intake and parasite load on the production of ornamental feathers and bill coloration in American goldfinches. Journal of Experimental Biology 212(8): 1225-1233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.026963 (pdf file).
Kappes, P.J., Stutchbury, B.J.M., and Woolfenden, B.E. 2009. The relationship between carotenoid-based coloration and pairing, within- and extra-pair mating success in the American redstart. Condor 111(4): 684-693. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2009.090095 (pdf file).
Lindström, J., Pike, T.W., Blount, J.D., and Metcalfe, N.B. 2009. Optimization of resource allocation can explain the temporal dynamics and honesty of sexual signals. American Naturalist 174(4 ): 515-525. doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/606008 (pdf file).
Monaghan, P., Metcalfe, N.B., and Torres, R. 2009. Oxidative stress as a mediator of life history trade-offs: mechanisms, measurements and interpretation. Ecology Letters 12(1): 75-92. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01258.x (pdf file).
Morales, J., Velando, A., and Torres, R. 2009. Fecundity compromises attractiveness when pigments are scarce. Behavioral Ecology 20(1): 117-123. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arn122 (pdf file).
Mougeot, F., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Sumozas, N., and Terraube, J. 2009. Parasites, condition, immune responsiveness and carotenoid-based ornamentation in male red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa. Journal of Avian Biology 40(1): 67-74. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04439.x (pdf file).
Pérez-Rodríguez, L. 2009. Carotenoids in evolutionary ecology: re-evaluating the antioxidant role. BioEssays 31 (10): 1116-1126. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.200900070 (pdf file).
Prager, M., Johansson, E.I.A., and Andersson, S. 2009. Differential ability of carotenoid C4-oxygenation in yellow and red bishop species (Euplectes spp.). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 154(4): 373-380. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.06.015 (pdf file).
Sadd, B.M., and Schmid-Hempel, P. 2009. Principles of ecological immunology. Evolutionary Applications 2(1): 113-121. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2008.00057.x (pdf file).
Sánchez, M.I., Hortas, F., Figuerola, J., and Green, A.J. 2009. Sandpipers select red brine shrimps rich in both carotenoids and parasites. Ethology 115(2): 196-200. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01601.x (pdf file).
Sorci, G., and Faivre, B. 2009. Inflammation and oxidative stress in vertebrate host-parasite systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 364(1513): 71-83. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0151 (pdf file).
Stirnemann, I., Johnston, G., Rich, B., Robertson, J., and Kleindorfer, S. 2009. Phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) response and bill-hue wavelength increase with carotenoid supplementation in Diamond Firetails (Stagonopleura guttata). Emu 109(4): 344-351. doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/MU08069 (pdf file).
Svensson, P.A., Pélabon, C., Blount, J.D., Forsgren, E., Bjerkeng, B., and Amundsen, T. 2009. Temporal variability in a multicomponent trait: nuptial coloration of female two-spotted gobies. Behavioral Ecology 20(2): 346-353. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arn154 (pdf file).
Tanvez, A., Amy, M., Chastel, O., and Leboucher, G. 2009. Maternal effects and β-carotene assimilation in Canary chicks. Physiology & Behavior 96(3): 389-393. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.11.001 (pdf file).
Toomey, M.B., and McGraw, K.J. 2009. Seasonal, sexual, and quality related variation in retinal carotenoid accumulation in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Functional Ecology 23(2): 321-329. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01498.x (pdf file).
van Dongen, W.F.D., and Mulder, R.A. 2009. Multiple ornamentation, female breeding synchrony, and extra-pair mating success of golden whistlers (Pachycephala pectoralis). Journal of Ornithology 150(3): 607-620. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-009-0371-9 (pdf file).