The T-cell-mediated immune response and return rate of fledgling American kestrels are positively correlated with parental clutch size

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1446, 2000, Pages 891-895

  Tella, José L ^a   Bortolotti, Gary R ^a   Dawson, Russell D ^a   Forero, Manuela G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

American kestrel; Clutch size; Immunocompetence; Offspring viability

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATERNAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 0034616484     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1086     Document Type: Article

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