Health impact of phytohaemagglutinin-induced immune challenge on great tit (Parus major) nestlings

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 905-910

  Horak, P ^a   Ots, I ^a   Tegelmann, L ^a   Moller, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HETEROPHILICITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; T LYMPHOCYTE;

GROWTH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0033848203     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-6-905     Document Type: Article

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