Past or present? Relative contributions of developmental and adult conditions to adult immune function and coloration in mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 551-563

  Butler, Michael W ^a   McGraw, Kevin J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Carotenoid; Coloration; Development; Immune function; Ontogeny; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BEAK; DUCK; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BEAK; CAROTENOIDS; DUCKS; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PIGMENTATION;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953854443     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0529-z     Document Type: Article

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