Relationships Between Nest-Cavity and Mate Selection, Reproductive Performance and Fidelity in the Mediterranean Endemic Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouan

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Bourgeois ◽  
Sylvain Dromzée ◽  
Eric Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
Nest Cavity ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Female plumage colour influences seasonal oxidative damage and testosterone profiles in a songbird

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 20130539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maren N. Vitousek ◽  
Rosemary A. Stewart ◽  
Rebecca J. Safran
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Plumage Colour ◽  
Physiological Measures ◽  
Social Mechanism ◽  
Physiological Constraints ◽  
Barn Swallows

Across diverse taxa, morphological traits mediate social interactions and mate selection. Physiological constraints on signal elaboration have been widely documented, but the potential for trait display to influence physiological state remains poorly understood. We tested for the presence of causal links between ventral plumage colour—a trait known to covary with reproductive performance—and physiological measures in female North American barn swallows, Hirundo rustica erythrogaster . Naturally darker swallows have lower levels of plasma oxidative damage. Females manipulated to display darker ventral plumage during reproduction rapidly decreased oxidative damage, adopting the physiological state of naturally darker individuals. These results support the presence of a social mechanism that links static plumage traits with the physiological state of their bearer during trait advertisement, long after the completion of signal development.

Reproductive performance of Helianthemum caput-felis along its fragmented distribution in the Mediterranean coasts

Flora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 24-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Sulis ◽  
Gianluigi Bacchetta ◽  
Donatella Cogoni ◽  
Giuseppe Fenu
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Fragmented Distribution ◽  
The Mediterranean

115 Heart failure mortality due to ischemic etiology: is it the same in the Mediterranean lifestyle?

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
M JIMENEZNAVARRO ◽  
J GOMEZDOBLAS ◽  
G GOMEZHERNANDEZ ◽  
A DOMINGUEZFRANCO ◽  
J GARCIAPINILLA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
The Mediterranean
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