Prenatal and postnatal parental effects on immunity and growth in 'lactating' pigeons

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 866-875

  Jacquin, Lisa ^a,b   Blottière, Lydie ^a   Haussy, Claudy ^a   Perret, Samuel ^c   Gasparini, Julien ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c ÉCOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Crop milk; Feral pigeon; Humoral immune response; Immune challenge; Immunoglobulins; Maternal antibodies; Maternal effects; Parasite exposure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BIRD; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; MILK; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863998167     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01988.x     Document Type: Article

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