Density-dependence of nestling immune function and physiological condition in semi-precocial colonial bird: a cross-fostering experiment

Density-dependence of nestling immune function and physiological condition in semi-precocial colonial bird: a cross-fostering experiment

Abstract Background Nesting in large aggregations provides several important advantages for colonially breeding birds. However, it also imposes certain costs, associated with facilitated pathogen transmission and social stress. The cost-benefit ratio is not similar for all the birds in a colony and...

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Main Authors: Maciej Kamiński, Tomasz Janiszewski, Piotr Indykiewicz, Jacek J. Nowakowski, Jarosław Kowalski, Beata Dulisz, Piotr Minias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Colonial breeding
Immune response
Physiological condition
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Phytohaemagglutinin
PHA
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00388-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00388-y

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