Environmental, genetic and maternal components of immunocompetence of nestling pied flycatchers from a cross-fostering study

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 259-272

  Soler, Juan José ^a   Moreno, Juan ^b   Potti, Jaime ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Ficedula hypoleuca; Genetic factors; Immune response; Maternal effects; Pied flycatcher

Indexed keywords

AVES; FICEDULA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0141711417     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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