Acute phase responses of passerine birds: Characterization and seasonal variation

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Owen Ashley, Noah T ^a   Wingfield, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; Immune endocrine interaction; Sickness behavior

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HORMONE; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AVES; EMBERIZINAE; MAMMALIA; PASSERIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 36949016867     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0197-2     Document Type: Review

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