Growth rate and hatching date in ostrich chicks reflect humoral but not cell-mediated immune function

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Bonato, Maud ^a   Evans, Matthew R ^b   Hasselquist, Dennis ^c   Cloete, Schalk W P ^a,d   Cherry, Michael I ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Ecology Building   (Sweden)

^d Institute for Animal Production: Elsenburg   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Immune response; Seasonal effect; Stabilising selection; Struthio camelus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FLIGHTLESSNESS; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING DATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; PROTEIN; SEASONALITY; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 77950539824     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0835-1     Document Type: Article

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