Hybridization increases measures of innate and cell-mediated immunity in an endangered bird species

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 559-564

  Tompkins, Daniel M ^a   Mitchell, Robin A ^b   Bryant, David M ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Emerging infectious disease; Hybridization; Immunity; Inbreeding; Population bottleneck

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD DISEASE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HETEROSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INBREEDING; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; PARAKEET; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INBREEDING; MALE; PARAKEETS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARATINGA; AVES; CYANORAMPHUS FORBESI; CYANORAMPHUS NOVAEZELANDIAE;

EID: 33645421148     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01076.x     Document Type: Article

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