Effects of forest patch size on physiological stress and immunocompetence in an area-sensitive passerine, the Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris): An experiment

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1537, 2004, Pages 435-440

  Suorsa, Petri ^a   Helle, Heikki ^b   Koivunen, Vesa ^c   Huhta, Esa ^a,d   Nikula, Ari ^d   Hakkarainen, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Area sensitivity; H L ratio; Habitat loss; Heterophil lymphocyte ratio; Physiological stress; Treecreeper

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

BODY CONDITION; BROOD SIZE; HABITAT LOSS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PATCH SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL MEDIATED LYMPHOLYSIS; FOREST; HABITAT PATCHINESS; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES HABITAT;

CERTHIA; CERTHIA FAMILIARIS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 1242337304     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2620     Document Type: Article

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