Seasonal changes in cell-mediated immunocompetence and mass gain in nestling barn swallows: A parasite-mediated effect?

Oikos

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 327-332

  Merino, Santiago ^a   Møller, Anders Pape ^b   De Lope, Florentino ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PASSERINE;

HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0343390924     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900213.x     Document Type: Article

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