Maternal antibody transmission in relation to mother fluctuating asymmetry in a long-lived colonial seabird: the yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis.

Female birds transfer antibodies to their offspring via the egg yolk, thus possibly providing passive immunity against infectious diseases to which hatchlings may be exposed, thereby affecting their fitness. It is nonetheless unclear whether the amount of maternal antibodies transmitted into egg yol...

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Autores principales: Abdessalem Hammouda, Slaheddine Selmi, Jessica Pearce-Duvet, Mohamed Ali Chokri, Audrey Arnal, Michel Gauthier-Clerc, Thierry Boulinier
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c151321f84e248008485b8d041758e86
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