Heterophil/lymphocyte ratios and heat-shock protein levels are related to growth in nestling birds

Ecoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 434-439

  Moreno, Juan ^b   Merino, Santiago ^b   Martínez, Javier ^b   Sanz, Juan J ^b   Arriero, Elena ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Condition; Environmental component; Growth; Immune system; Life history; Sibling competition; Size

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; GROWTH; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NESTLING; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FICEDULA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0036926741     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2002.11682731     Document Type: Article

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