Dietary protein restriction impairs growth, immunity, and disease resistance in southern leopard frog tadpoles

Oecologia

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-31

  Venesky, Matthew D ^a,d   Wilcoxen, Travis E ^a,e   Rensel, Michelle A ^a,f   Rollins Smith, Louise ^b   Kerby, Jacob L ^c   Parris, Matthew J ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of South Dakota   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Milikin University   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; BKA; Chytridiomycosis; Nutrition; PHA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BLOOD; CELL ORGANELLE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FROG; FUNGUS; GROWTH; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NUTRITION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANIDAE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DIETARY PROTEINS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LARVA; MYCOSES; RANIDAE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FELIDAE; FUNGI; LITHOBATES; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA;

EID: 84859648622     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2171-1     Document Type: Article

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