Early and Late Migrating Avian Individuals Differ in Constitutive Immune Function and Blood Parasite Infections – But Patterns Depend on the Migratory Strategy

Early and Late Migrating Avian Individuals Differ in Constitutive Immune Function and Blood Parasite Infections – But Patterns Depend on the Migratory Strategy

Billions of birds migrate every year. To conduct a successful migration, birds undergo a multitude of physiological adaptions. One such adaptation includes adjustments of immune function, however, little is known about intraspecies (between-individual) and interspecies (between-species) variation in...

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Main Authors: Arne Hegemann, Cyndi Birberg, Dennis Hasselquist, Jan-Åke Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
optimal migration theory
ecophysiology
avian migration
stopover ecology
eco-immunology
migratory strategy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.880426/full

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