کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3423413 1227027 2010 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Ecological immunology of bird-ectoparasite systems
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی انگل شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Ecological immunology of bird-ectoparasite systems
چکیده انگلیسی

Ecological immunology is a rapidly expanding field of research that attempts to explain variation in immune function across individuals, populations and species. Birds and ectoparasitic arthropods have frequently been used in attempts to measure the cost of immune function in relation to adult condition, nestling growth and other life history challenges. Unfortunately, most studies in ecological immunology have relied on assays of general immunocompetence that are not connected to actual parasites. A summary of potential interactions between the avian immune system and ectoparasites is provided and methods that can be used to test ecological questions in the context of naturally occurring host–parasite interactions are proposed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: - Volume 26, Issue 11, November 2010, Pages 530–539
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