Egg antimicrobials, embryo sex and chick phenotype in the yellow-legged gull

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 845-855

  Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea ^a   Rubolini, Diego ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Cucco, Marco ^b   Fasola, Mauro ^c   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   Saino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumen; Antimicrobial proteins; Avidin; Cross fostering; Lysozyme; Maternal effects; Yellow legged gull

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; EGG; EMBRYO; ENZYME; IMMUNITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHENOTYPE; WADER;

AVES; LARUS MICHAHELLIS;

EID: 77950539366     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0901-8     Document Type: Article

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