Photoperiod and food restriction differentially affect reproductive and immune responses in Siberian hamsters Phodopus sungorus

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 979-988

  Zysling, Devin A ^a   Garst, Andrew D ^a,b   Demas, Gregory E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Food restriction; Humoral immunity; Innate immunity; Photoperiod; Seasonality; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; ENERGETICS; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 70349321504     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01572.x     Document Type: Article

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