Beyond phytohaemagglutinin: Assessing vertebrate immune function across ecological contexts

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 710-730

  Demas, Gregory E ^a   Zysling, Devin A ^b   Beechler, Brianna R ^c   Muehlenbein, Michael P ^a   French, Susannah S ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease ecology; Eco immunology; Environment; Immunity

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY; PROTEIN; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79958050916     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01813.x     Document Type: Review

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