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

Imperfect past and present progressive: beak color reflects early-life and adult exposure to antigen

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Red Carotenoid Coloration in the Zebra Finch Is Controlled by a Cytochrome P450 Gene Cluster

(2016) Nicholas I. Mundy et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Effects of fractionated colostrum replacer and vitamins A, D, and E on haptoglobin and clinical health in neonatal Holstein calves challenged with Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis

(2016) L.A. Krueger et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Physiological and Behavioral Responses to an Acute-Phase Response in Zebra Finches: Immediate and Short-Term Effects

(2014) Sandra Sköld-Chiriac et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Ornamental bill color rapidly signals changing condition

(2012) Malcolm F. Rosenthal et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

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

Turning Up The Heat: Immune Brinksmanship In The Acute-phase Response

(2012) Edmund Kenwood LeGrand et al.   QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY

Captivity induces hyper-inflammation in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

(2011) L. B. Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Lutein supplementation alters inflammatory cytokine production and antioxidant status in F-line turkeys

(2011) R. Shanmugasundaram et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

How many color metrics do we need? Evaluating how different color-scoring procedures explain carotenoid pigment content in avian bare-part and plumage ornaments

(2010) Michael W. Butler et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Short-term exposure to testosterone propionate leads to rapid bill color and dominance changes in zebra finches

(2010) Daniel R. Ardia et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Physiological stress links parasites to carotenoid-based colour signals

(2010) F. MOUGEOT et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Immune-system activation depletes retinal carotenoids in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus)

(2010) M. B. Toomey et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Female American goldfinches use carotenoid-based bill coloration to signal status

(2009) Troy G. Murphy et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Vertebrate sickness behaviors: Adaptive and integrated neuroendocrine immune responses

(2009) J. S. Adelman et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

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

(2009) G. E. Hill et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

Avian retinal oil droplets: dietary manipulation of colour vision?

(2009) B. Knott et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Carotenoids are minor antioxidants for birds

(2008) D. Costantini et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The acute phase protein haptoglobin regulates host immunity

(2008) Kristin M. Huntoon et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Haptoglobin, inflammation and disease

(2008) Isaac K. Quaye   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE