Melanin-based coloration is related to parasite intensity and cellular immune response in an urban free living bird: The feral pigeon Columba livia

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-15

  Jacquin, Lisa ^a,b,c   Lenouvel, P ^a,b,c   Haussy, C ^a,b,c   Ducatez, S ^d   Gasparini, J ^a,b,c  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDOPARASITE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MELANIN; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; PLEIOTROPY; POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952015652     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.05120.x     Document Type: Article

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