Evidence of cross-transfer of maternal antibodies through allosuckling in a mammal: Potential importance for behavioral ecology

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 361-364

  Garnier, Romain ^a,b   Gandon, Sylvain ^a   Chaval, Yannick ^c   Charbonnel, Nathalie ^c   Boulinier, Thierry ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological immunology; Host parasite interactions; Meriones unguiculatus; Mongolian gerbil; Transfer of maternal antibodies; Transgenerational vaccination design

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; MILK; SERUM; SUCKLING; SURVIVAL; VACCINE;

GERBILLINAE; MAMMALIA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84881314037     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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