Ambient temperature, but not paternity, is associated with immune response in savannah sparrows (Passerculus Sandwichensis)

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 536-542

  Butler, Michael W ^a   Garvin, Julia C ^b,e   Wheelwright, Nathaniel T ^c   Freeman Gallant, Corey R ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project   (United States)

^c BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrapair paternity; Passerculus sandwichensis; Phytohemagglutinin; Recruitment; Savannah Sparrow; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TEMPERATURE;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 73349083683     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.08179     Document Type: Article

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