Decreased immunocompetence in a severely bottlenecked population of an endemic New Zealand bird

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-10

  Hale, K A ^a   Briskie, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Immuno competence; New Zealand; Petroica australis; Phytohaemagglutinin skin test; Population bottleneck

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; PETROICA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 33846661063     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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