Malaria parasites, immune challenge, MHC variability, and predator avoidance in a passerine bird

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1292-1302

  Garamszegi, László Zsolt ^a   Zagalska Neubauer, Magdalena ^b   Canal, David ^a   Markó, Gábor ^c,d   Szász, Eszter ^c   Zsebok, Sándor ^c,e   Szöllosi, Eszter ^c   Herczeg, Gábor ^c   Török, János ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

boldness; flight initiation distance; immunogenetics; parasite mediated selection; personality; phenotypic correlation; temperament

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; AVOIDANCE REACTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIVITY; MALARIA; PARASITE; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AVES; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS; OVIS ARIES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84941695825     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv077     Document Type: Article

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