Accumulation of dietary carotenoids, retinoids and tocopherol in the internal tissues of a bird: a hypothesis for the cost of producing colored ornaments

Astaxanthin and papilioerythrinone in the skin of birds: a chromatic convergence of two metabolic routes with different precursors?

(2014) Esther García-de Blas et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Carotenoids from the crimson and maroon plumages of Old World orioles (Oriolidae)

(2013) Amy M. LaFountain et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Free and Esterified Carotenoids in Ornaments of an Avian Species: The Relationship to Color Expression and Sources of Variability

(2013) Esther García-de Blas et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Effect of Game Management on Wild Red-Legged Partridge Abundance

(2013) Silvia Díaz-Fernández et al.   PLoS One

The Vitamin A–Redox Hypothesis: A Biochemical Basis for Honest Signaling via Carotenoid Pigmentation

(2012) Geoffrey E. Hill et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Adjustment of female reproductive investment according to male carotenoid-based ornamentation in a gallinaceous bird

(2012) Carlos Alonso-Alvarez et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Is carotenoid ornamentation linked to the inner mitochondria membrane potential? A hypothesis for the maintenance of signal honesty

(2012) James D. Johnson et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Molecular diversity, metabolic transformation, and evolution of carotenoid feather pigments in cotingas (Aves: Cotingidae)

(2012) Richard O. Prum et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Variation of Basal EROD Activities in Ten Passerine Bird Species – Relationships with Diet and Migration Status

(2012) Miia J. Rainio et al.   PLoS One

What Does Carotenoid-Dependent Coloration Tell? Plasma Carotenoid Level Signals Immunocompetence and Oxidative Stress State in Birds–A Meta-Analysis

(2012) Mirre J. P. Simons et al.   PLoS One

The antioxidant properties of canthaxanthin and its potential effects in the poultry eggs and on embryonic development of the chick. Part 1.

(2012) P.F. SURAI   WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL

Carotenoid-based signals in behavioural ecology: a review

(2011) Svensson et al.   BEHAVIOUR

Free Radical Exposure Creates Paler Carotenoid-Based Ornaments: A Possible Interaction in the Expression of Black and Red Traits

(2011) Carlos Alonso-Alvarez et al.   PLoS One

Interactions between endogenous and dietary antioxidants against Pb-induced oxidative stress in wild ungulates from a Pb polluted mining area

(2011) Jaime Rodríguez-Estival et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Vitamin A Metabolism: An Update

(2011) Diana N. D’Ambrosio et al.   Nutrients

Hepatic stellate cell (vitamin A-storing cell) and its relative – past, present and future

(2010) Haruki Senoo et al.   CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Sub-chronic effects of nitrate in drinking water on red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa): Oxidative stress and T-cell mediated immune function

(2010) Jaime Rodríguez-Estival et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Identification of carotenoid pigments and their fatty acid esters in an avian integument combining HPLC–DAD and LC–MS analyses

(2010) Esther García-de Blas et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Detrimental effects of carotenoid pigments: the dark side of bright coloration

(2010) Kristal A. Huggins et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Carotenoids in evolutionary ecology: re-evaluating the antioxidant role

(2009) Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez   BIOESSAYS

Differential ability of carotenoid C4-oxygenation in yellow and red bishop species (Euplectes spp.)

(2009) Maria Prager et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION INDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DECREASES THE IMMUNOCONTENT OF CATALASE AND SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE IN RAT LUNGS

(2009) Matheus A. B. Pasquali et al.   EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH

Identifying anatomical sites of carotenoid metabolism in birds

(2009) Kevin J. McGraw   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

The liver but not the skin is the site for conversion of a red carotenoid in a passerine bird

(2009) Esther del Val et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Carotenoid Accumulation in the Tissues of Zebra Finches: Predictors of Integumentary Pigmentation and Implications for Carotenoid Allocation Strategies

(2009) Kevin J. McGraw et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Life history trade-offs are influenced by the diversity, availability and interactions of dietary antioxidants

(2008) Carlo Catoni et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Availability of nonpigmentary antioxidant affects red coloration in gulls

(2008) Cristóbal Pérez et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Donator Acceptor Map for Carotenoids, Melatonin and Vitamins

(2008) Ana Martínez et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A