Ecoimmunology

Avian Immunology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 391-411

  Adelman, James S ^a   Ardia, Daniel R ^b   Schat, Karel A ^c  

^a Department of Biological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Altricial; Evolution; Free living birds; Individual variation; Life history; Lipopolysaccharide; Ontogeny; Phytohemagglutinin; Precocial; Sexual selection; Sheep red blood cells; Trade off

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902228914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-396965-1.00022-4     Document Type: Chapter

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