Early maternal effects and antibacterial immune factors in the eggs, nestlings and adults of the barn swallow

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 735-743

  Saino, N ^a,c   Dall'Ara, P ^a   Martinelli, R ^a   Moller A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

^c Dipartimento di Biologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Brood size manipulation; Early maternal effects; Egg laying order; Hirundo rustica; Innate immunity; Lysozyme

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; EGG; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATERNAL EFFECT;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0036712611     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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