Experimental immune activation using a mild antigen decreases reproductive success in free-living female Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis)
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2016-0131
Abstract: Seasonal animals time breeding so that offspring rearing coincides with favorable conditions. Offspring rearing is energetically demanding; therefore, additional energetic challenges during this life-history stage may allocate energy away from offspring care, decreasing reproductive success.… read more here.
Keywords: eyed juncos; dark eyed; juncos junco; success ... See more keywords