Physiological mechanisms mediating costs of immune responses: What can we learn from studies of birds?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1303-1312

  Hasselquist, Dennis ^a   Nilsson, Jan Åke ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Autoimmunity; Cost of immune response; Energy requirement; Immunopathology; Life history trade off; Oxidative stress; Stress induced immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FITNESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; META-ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84861848072     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.03.025     Document Type: Review

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