A trade-off between two resource-demanding functions: Post-nuptial moult and immunity during reproduction in male pied flycatchers

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 441-447

  Sanz, Juan José ^a   Moreno, Juan ^a   Merino, Santiago ^a   Tomás, Gustavo ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

H L ratio; HSP; Immunity; Moult; Moult breeding overlap; Pied flycatcher

Indexed keywords

IMMUNITY; MOLT; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; FICEDULA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 2342541092     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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