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Genetic and environmental variation in immune response of collared flycatcher nestlings.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Sept 2006
Cichoń M, Sendecka J, Gustafsson L
Abstract excerpt
This paper aims at partitioning genetic and environmental contribution to the phenotypic variance in nestling immune function measured with the hypersensitivity test after inoculation with phytohaemagglutinin. A cross-fostering experiment with artificial enlargement of some broods was conducted. Variation in nestling immune response was related to their common origin, which suggests heritable component of...
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