The effect of coccidians on the condition and immune profile of molting House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 330-339

  Pap, Péter László ^a   Vágási, Csongor István ^a,b   Czirjá, Gábor Árpád ^c,d,e   Titilincu, Adriana ^d   Pintea, Adela ^d   Osváth, Gergely ^a   Fülöp, Attila ^a   Barta, Zoltán ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aviary; Bacteria killing capacity; Complement; Experimental infection; Feather quality; Immune response; Isospora; Natural antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BODY CONDITION; FEATHER; FITNESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARASITE INFESTATION; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCIDIA; ISOSPORA; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 79957466413     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10142     Document Type: Article

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