Song and immunological condition in male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 364-371

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Galeotti, Paolo ^b   Sacchi, Roberte ^b   Møller, Anders Pape ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body condition; Gamma globulins; Hematocrit; Hirundo rustica; Leukocytes; Song quality; Song rate

Indexed keywords

BARN SWALLOW; IMMUNOLOGICAL CONDITION; MALE QUALITY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SINGING PERFORMANCE; SONG QUALITY;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0030809315     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.4.364     Document Type: Article

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