Maternal effects reduce oxidative stress in female nestlings under high parasite load

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-185

  De Coster, Greet ^a   De Neve, Liesbeth ^a   Verhulst, Simon ^b   Lens, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BODY CONDITION; ECTOPARASITE; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; FOOD PROVISIONING; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; OXIDATION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMA; SURVIVAL;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 84860680835     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05551.x     Document Type: Article

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