Developmental immune activation programs adult behavior: Insight from research on birds

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 21-27

  Grindstaff, Jennifer L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; ECTOPARASITE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEATHER; FITNESS; GROOMING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEARNING; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGING; SPATIAL MEMORY; STRESS;

EID: 84946599673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.10.006     Document Type: Review

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