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Food Availability and Maternal Immunization Affect Transfer and Persistence of Maternal Antibodies in Nestling Pigeons

The ability of mothers to transfer antibodies (Abs) to their young and the temporal persistence of maternal Abs in offspring constitute important life-history traits that can impact the evolution of host-parasite interactions. Here, we examined the effects of food availability and parental immunizat...

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Autores principales: Ismail, Ahmad, Jacquin, Lisa, Haussy, Claudy, Legoupi, Julie, Perret, Samuel, Gasparini, Julien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079942

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