Palatability of passerines to parasites: Within-brood variation in nestling responses to experimental parasite removal and carotenoid supplementation

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1743-1751

  O'Brien, Erin L ^a   Dawson, Russell D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CLUTCH SIZE; ECTOPARASITE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FITNESS; HATCHING; HOST SELECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; PALATABILITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PASSERINE;

AVES; SIALIA CURRUCOIDES;

EID: 71949101014     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17692.x     Document Type: Article

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