Lack of evidence for improved immune response of extra-pair nestlings in collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 546-552

  Wilk, Tomasz ^a   Cichoń, Mariusz ^a   Wolff, Kirsten ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COPULATION; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; HATCHING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MONOGAMY; NESTLING; PATERNITY; SEX RATIO;

AVES; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 51649130894     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04390.x     Document Type: Article

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