The interplay between gonadal steroids and immune defence in affecting a carotenoid-dependent trait

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2007-2019

  Casagrande, Stefania ^a,b   Groothuis, Ton G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color; Dihydrotestosterone; Estradiol; Humoral immunity; ICHH; Ornament; SRBC; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIBODY; BIRD; CAROTENOID; COLOR; CYTOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HONEST SIGNALING; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METABOLITE; ORNAMENTATION; STEROID;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GEOPELIA CUNEATA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052722847     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1210-6     Document Type: Article

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