Effects of testosterone on cell-mediated and humoral immunity in non-breeding adult European starlings

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 654-662

  Duffy, Deborah L ^a   Bentley, George E ^a   Drazen, Deborah L ^a   Ball, Gregory F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Cell mediated; Corticosterone; Humoral; Immune function; Immunity; Immunocompetence; KLH; Phytohemagglutinin; Starling; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; SONGBIRD; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0034580841     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/11.6.654     Document Type: Article

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