Body size and immune defense of nestling blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) in response to manipulation of ectoparasites and food supply

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 556-563

  Brommer, Jon E ^a   Pitala, Natalia ^a,b   Siitari, Heli ^b   Kluen, Edward ^a   Gustafsson, Lars ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blue Tit; Cell mediated immunity; Cyanistes caeruleus; Ecological immunology; Ectoparasites; Growth; Host parasite interactions; Immunoglobulins; Tasty chick hypothesis; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; ECTOPARASITE; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY;

CERATOPHYLLUS GALLINAE; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 80051754017     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10284     Document Type: Article

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