Phytohaemagglutinin skin-swelling test in scarlet rosefinch males: Low-quality birds respond more strongly

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Vinkler, Michal ^a,b   Schnitzer, Jan ^a   Munclinger, Pavel ^a   Albrecht, Tomáš ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carpodacus erythrinus; Condition; Ecoimmunology; Ecological immunology; Health signalling; Immunocompetence; Ornamentation; Phytohaemagglutinin; Ptilochronology; Scarlet rosefinch

Indexed keywords

COLOR; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SIGNALING; SKIN;

AVES; CARPODACUS ERYTHRINUS; PATAGIUM;

EID: 83555165036     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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