Determinants and short-term physiological consequences of PHA immune response in lesser kestrel nestlings

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 321, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 376-386

  Rodríguez, Airam ^a,b   Broggi, Juli ^a   Alcaide, Miguel ^a,c   Negro, Juan José ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Department of Research Phillip Island Nature Parks ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAPTOR;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; RAPTORS;

EID: 84903792704     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1868     Document Type: Article

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