Life-history traits, but not season, affect the febrile response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in highveld mole-rats

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 285, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-229

  Viljoen, H ^a   Bennett, N C ^a   Lutermann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cryptomys; Life history trait; Lipopolysacharide; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY TEMPERATURE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RODENT; SEASONALITY; VIRUS; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOMYS; CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS PRETORIAE; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 80054768620     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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