The effect of elevated reproductive effort on humoral immune function in collared flycatcher females

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-76

  Cichoń, Mariusz ^a   Dubiec, Anna ^a   Chadzińska, Magdalena ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brood size manipulation; Collared flycatcher; Immunocompetence; Reproduction costs; SRBC

Indexed keywords

IMMUNE RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SURVIVAL;

FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 0035096063     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(00)01094-8     Document Type: Article

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