The relation among gonadal steroids, immunocompetence, body mass, and behavior in young black-headed gulls (Larus Ridibundus)

American Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-219

  Ros, Albert F H ^a   Groothuis, Ton G G ^b   Apanius, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; BLACK-HEADED GULL; DISPLAY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE HANDICAP HYPOTHESIS;

AVES; FABRICIUS; GALLUS GALLUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030753519     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286063     Document Type: Article

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