Sex-specific effects of increased incubation demand on innate immunity in black guillemots

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-229

  Berzins, Lisha L ^a,d   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b   Matson, Kevin D ^c   Burness, Gary ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CLUTCH SIZE; FUTURE PROSPECT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AVES; CEPPHUS GRYLLE;

EID: 79952175794     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658373     Document Type: Article

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