Long-term maternal effect on offspring immune response in song sparrows Melospiza melodia

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 573-576

  Reid, Jane M ^a   Arcese, Peter ^b   Keller, Lukas F ^c   Hasselquist, Dennis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence; Indirect environmental effect; Parasite mediated selection; Tetanus vaccine

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; DISEASE RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATERNAL EFFECT; SONGBIRD; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SONGBIRD; VACCINATION;

AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 33845586497     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0544     Document Type: Article

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