A label of health: A previous immune challenge is reflected in the expression of a female plumage trait

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-381

  Hanssen, Sveinn A ^a,b,c   Hasselquist, Dennis ^b   Folstad, Ivar ^c   Erikstad, Kjell E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Female ornament; Immune challenge; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE;

ANTIGEN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY; ORNAMENTATION; PLUMAGE; SEABIRD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; EIDER; FEATHER; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 47149096723     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0131     Document Type: Article

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