Strength and cost of an induced immune response are associated with a heritable melanin-based colour trait in female tawny owls

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 608-616

  Gasparini, Julien ^a   Bize, Pierre ^b,c,d   Piault, Romain ^b   Wakamatsu, Kazumasa ^d   Blount, Jonathan D ^e   Ducrest, Anne Lyse ^b   Roulin, Alexandre ^b  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody production; Colour polymorphism; Cross fostering; Immunity; Melanin; Parasites

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MELANIN; PIGMENT; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADAPTATION; ANTIBODY; BODY MASS; CONSPECIFIC; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PLUMAGE; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MELANINS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; STRIGIFORMES;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 63849096121     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01521.x     Document Type: Article

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