Galapagos ground finches balance investment in behavioural and immunological pathogen defences

Ibis

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 615-626

  Zylberberg, Maxine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian pox; Ecoimmunology; Geospiza fortis; Geospiza fuliginosa; Pathogen avoidance

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNITY; INFECTIVITY; PATHOGEN; SONGBIRD; VIRUS; WILD POPULATION;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

EID: 84901986616     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12165     Document Type: Article

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