Immunocompetence and its costs during development: An experimental study in blue tit nestlings

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Brommer, Jon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ecological immunology; Life history; Methionine; Phytohaemagglutinate assay; Trade off

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE;

COST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE HISTORY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECOLOGY; GROWTH CURVE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

GALLUS GALLUS; PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0442323213     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0103     Document Type: Article

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