Maternally transmitted parasite defence can be beneficial in the absence of parasites

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Gallizzi, Katharina ^a   Guenon, Benoît ^a   Richner, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECTOPARASITE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNITY; INDUCED RESPONSE; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38649143128     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.16172.x     Document Type: Article

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