A possible link between parasite defence and residual reproduction

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2248-2252

  Karell, P ^a   Pietiainen H ^a   Siitari, H ^b   Brommer, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Avain malaria; Haematozoa; Immunocompetence; Reproductive cost

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA; FEEDING; HEMOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MALARIA; PROTOZOAN; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NESTING; OWL; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; STRIGIFORMES;

LEUCOCYTOZOON; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX URALENSIS;

EID: 35448947548     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01423.x     Document Type: Article

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