Cross-fostering reveals an effect of spleen size and nest temperatures on immune responses in nestling European starlings

Oecologia

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 327-334

  Ardia, Daniel R ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immune function; Cross fostering; Offspring quality; Rearing environment; Sturnus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

BROOD REARING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEST; PASSERINE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; NESTING; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; STARLING; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; SPLEEN; STARLINGS; TEMPERATURE;

AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 27444432332     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0120-6     Document Type: Article

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