Is the relation between colour and immune response mediated by nutritional condition in spotless starling nestlings?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1139-1145

  Soler, Juan J ^a   Aviles, Jesus M ^a   Cuervo, Jose J ^a   Perez Contreras, Tomas ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

parent offspring communication; PHA; signals of need; spotless starling; Sturnus unicolor; T cell mediated immune response; UV coloration

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; NESTLING; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE;

APUS MELBA; STURNIDAE; STURNUS UNICOLOR; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 35748931162     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.09.026     Document Type: Article

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