Ecoimmunity in Darwin's Finches: Invasive Parasites Trigger Acquired Immunity in the Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis)

BACKGROUND: Invasive parasites are a major threat to island populations of animals. Darwin's finches of the Galápagos Islands are under attack by introduced pox virus (Poxvirus avium) and nest flies (Philornis downsi). We developed assays for parasite-specific antibody responses in Darwin'...

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Autores principales: Huber, Sarah K., Owen, Jeb P., Koop, Jennifer A. H., King, Marisa O., Grant, Peter R., Grant, B. Rosemary, Clayton, Dale H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20066052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008605

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