Maternal antibodies in a wild altricial bird: Effects on offspring immunity, growth and survival

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1154-1164

  Pihlaja, Marjo ^a   Siitari, Heli ^a   Alatalo, Rauno V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Antibody production; Hatching order; Maternal allocation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIRD; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; PATHOGEN; RESOURCE USE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY FORMATION; EATING; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LINEAR MODELS; PASSERIFORMES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CORVIDAE; PICA PICA;

EID: 33746850803     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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