Experimental manipulation of egg carotenoids affects immunity of barn swallow nestlings

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

• Publication date

  2003-12-07

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1098/rspb.2003.2534PMID 14667340PMCID PMC1691538
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