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New Blood Research Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Cordoba

Published in Blood Weekly, November 3rd, 2011

2011 NOV 3 -- "Melanin-based plumage ornaments may express individual quality in the context of social and sexual selection. Oxidative stress and antioxidant defences may be expressed through melanin-based plumage traits," researchers in Cordoba, Spain report.

"Male Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca exhibit eumelanic dorsal plumage and white feather patches on forehead and wing feathers. Although these traits have been related to sexual selection in some populations, no physiological correlate of variation in these characters has been previously shown. Here we test if these plumage traits are related to plasma oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity. We...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2011-11-03)

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