A strong association between immune responsiveness and natal dispersal in a songbird

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2004, Pages

  Snoeijs, T ^a   Van De Casteele, T ^a   Adriaensen, F ^a   Matthysen, E ^a   Eens, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecological immunology; Great tit; Immune responsiveness; Natal dispersal; Parus major

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

COEVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NATAL DISPERSAL; PASSERINE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MIGRATION; NATAL DISPERSAL; NONHUMAN; PARUS MAJOR; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

PARUS; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 2342649483     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0148     Document Type: Article

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