Redder isn’t always better: cost of carotenoids in Chinook salmon eggs
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arw182
Abstract: Lay Summary Carotenoids have many benefits to animals but they can also impose costs. Using 2 morphs (red and white) of Chinook salmon that differ in carotenoid content, we show that increased carotenoid content of… read more here.
Keywords: cost carotenoids; redder always; chinook salmon; salmon eggs ... See more keywords