Pathogen resistance and immunocompetence covary with social status in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 520-527

  Hawley, D M ^a,c   Jennelle, C S ^a   Sydenstricker, K V ^a   Dhondt, A A ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Dominance status; Immunocompetence; Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Pathogen resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SONGBIRD; SYMPTOM;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34249005525     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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