Activation of the immune system incurs energetic costs but has no effect on the thermogenic performance of house sparrows during acute cold challenge.

King, Marisa O; Swanson, David L

King, Marisa O; Swanson, David L.

Affiliation

King MO; Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA. Marisa.King@usd.edu

J Exp Biol ; 216(Pt 11): 2097-102, 2013 Jun 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23430994

Subject(s)

Body Temperature Regulation; Sparrows/physiology; Acute-Phase Reaction/immunology; Acute-Phase Reaction/metabolism; Animals; Cold Temperature; Energy Metabolism; Immune System/immunology; Immune System/metabolism; Lipopolysaccharides/immunology; Sparrows/immunology

Key words

immune; life history; lipopolysaccharide; thermogenic capacity; trade-off

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Body Temperature Regulation / Sparrows Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Exp Biol Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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