Ontogenetic patterns of constitutive immune parameters in altricial house sparrows

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 513-520

  Killpack, Tess L ^a   Oguchi, Yushi ^b   Karasov, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLEDGING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEMORY; NESTLING; ONTOGENY; PASSERINE;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 84888135387     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2013.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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