Genetic and environmental variation in immune response of collared flycatcher nestlings

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1701-1706

  Cichon M ^a   Sendecka, J ^b   Gustafsson, L ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brood size manipulation; Genetic variation; Immunocompetence; Phytohaemagglutinin

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

BODY MASS; BROOD SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NESTLING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; NESTING; PHENOTYPE; SONGBIRD; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33747270012     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01110.x     Document Type: Article

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