TY  - JOUR 
AU  - Moreno Rueda, Gregorio
AU  - Redondo, Tomás
AU  - Trenzado Romero, Cristina E.
AU  - Sanz Rus, Ana
AU  - Zúñiga, Jesús M.
PY  - 2012
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/31081
AB  - [Background]

Theoretical models predict that a cost is necessary to guarantee honesty in begging displays given by offspring to solicit food from their parents. There is evidence for begging costs in the form of a reduced growth rate and...
LA  - eng
PB  - Public Library of Science (PLOS)
KW  - Animal signaling and communication
KW  - Antioxidants
KW  - Evolutionary immunology
KW  - Immune physiology
KW  - Immune response
KW  - Immunocompetence
KW  - Oxidative damage
KW  - Oxidative stress
TI  - Oxidative Stress Mediates Physiological Costs of Begging in Magpie (Pica pica) Nestlings
ER  -