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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Auteurs principaux:	Maciej Kamiński, Tomasz Janiszewski, Piotr Indykiewicz, Jacek J. Nowakowski, Jarosław Kowalski, Beata Dulisz, Piotr Minias
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	BMC 2021-01-01
Collection:	Frontiers in Zoology
Sujets:	Colonial breeding Immune response Physiological condition Chroicocephalus ridibundus Phytohaemagglutinin PHA
Accès en ligne:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00388-y
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