Contrasted effects of an oxidative challenge and α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on cellular immune responsiveness: An experiment with red-legged partridges Alectoris rufa

Oecologia

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 385-394

  Mougeot, Francois ^a   Galván, Ismael ^b,c   Alonso Alvarez, Carlos ^d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity; Diquat; Innate immunity; Melanin based signaling; Ornament; Oxidative stress; Phytohaemagglutinin skin test

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAMEBIRD; HONEST SIGNALING; HORMONE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MELANIN; ORNAMENTATION; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

ALECTORIS RUFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861201009     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2220-9     Document Type: Article

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