Indices of immune function are lower in red knots (Calidris canutus) recovering protein than in those storing fat during stopover in delaware bay

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 394-401

  Buehler, Deborah M ^a,c   Tieleman, B Irene ^a   Piersma, Theunis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calidris canutus; Delaware bay; Immune function; Migration; Red knot; Stopover

Indexed keywords

FAT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MIGRATION; PROTEIN; STOPOVER; WADER;

DELAWARE BAY; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS RUFA; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA;

EID: 77951913187     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.09017     Document Type: Article

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