Pollution related effects on immune function and stress in a free-living population of pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 405-412

  Eeva, Tapio ^a   Hasselquist, Dennis ^b   Langefors, Åsa ^b   Tummeleht, Lea ^c   Nikinmaa, Mikko ^a   Ilmonen, Petteri ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Ecology Building ^*  (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 26444604964     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03449.x     Document Type: Article

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