Sex-specific effects of handling time on an index of immune activity in zebra finches

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-387

  Berzins, Lisha L ^a   Tilman Schindel, Elinor ^a   Burness, Gary ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FINCHES; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 42649139914     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/529461     Document Type: Note

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