Diet quality affects postnuptial molting and feather quality of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus): Interaction with humoral immune function?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 834-842

  Pap, Péter László ^a,b   Vágási, Csongor István ^a,b   Czirják, Gábor Árpád ^c   Barta, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIET; FEATHER; FOOD QUALITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; MOLT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PASSERINE;

AVES; OVIS ARIES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 49249092061     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-060     Document Type: Article

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