ArticleEcology and evolution2020
Dietary carotenoid supplementation facilitates egg laying in a wild passerine.
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- The early maternal environment shapes the parental response to offspring UV ornamentation.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Dietary carotenoid supplementation facilitates egg laying in a wild passerine.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
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Abstract
During egg laying, females face a trade-off between self-maintenance and investment into current reproduction, since providing eggs with resources is energetically demanding, in particular if females lay one egg per day. However, the costs of egg laying not only relate to energetic requirements, but also depend on the availability of specific resources that are vital for egg production and embryonic development. One of these compounds are carotenoids, pigments with immuno-stimulatory properties, which are crucial during embryonic development. In this study, we explore how carotenoid availability alleviates this trade-off and facilitates egg laying in a small bird species, the blue tit (
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