Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.

Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.

<h4>Background</h4>Since carotenoids have physiological functions necessary for maintaining health, individuals should be selected to actively seek and develop a specific appetite for these compounds.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Great tits Parus major in a diet choi...

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Autores principales: Juan Carlos Senar, Anders Pape Møller, Iker Ruiz, Juan José Negro, Juli Broggi, Esa Hohtola
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d6277af3dcd94b58a85b5ea22c4286ac2021-12-02T20:21:32ZSpecific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0010716https://doaj.org/article/d6277af3dcd94b58a85b5ea22c4286ac2010-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20502717/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Since carotenoids have physiological functions necessary for maintaining health, individuals should be selected to actively seek and develop a specific appetite for these compounds.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Great tits Parus major in a diet choice experiment, both in captivity and the field, preferred carotenoid-enriched diets to control diets. The food items did not differ in any other aspects measured besides carotenoid content.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Specific appetite for carotenoids is here demonstrated for the first time, placing these compounds on a par with essential nutrients as sodium or calcium.Juan Carlos SenarAnders Pape MøllerIker RuizJuan José NegroJuli BroggiEsa HohtolaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 5, p e10716 (2010)
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Juan Carlos Senar
Anders Pape Møller
Iker Ruiz
Juan José Negro
Juli Broggi
Esa Hohtola
Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.
description <h4>Background</h4>Since carotenoids have physiological functions necessary for maintaining health, individuals should be selected to actively seek and develop a specific appetite for these compounds.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Great tits Parus major in a diet choice experiment, both in captivity and the field, preferred carotenoid-enriched diets to control diets. The food items did not differ in any other aspects measured besides carotenoid content.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Specific appetite for carotenoids is here demonstrated for the first time, placing these compounds on a par with essential nutrients as sodium or calcium.
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author Juan Carlos Senar
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Juan José Negro
Juli Broggi
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title Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.
title_short Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.
title_full Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.
title_fullStr Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.
title_full_unstemmed Specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.
title_sort specific appetite for carotenoids in a colorful bird.
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