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

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 it might...

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Autores principales: Kamiński, Maciej, Janiszewski, Tomasz, Indykiewicz, Piotr, Nowakowski, Jacek J., Kowalski, Jarosław, Dulisz, Beata, Minias, Piotr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7847143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33514396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00388-y

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