Sex and testosterone effects on growth, immunity and melanin coloration of nestling Eurasian kestrels: é

Agriculture & Biology

• Falco tinnunculus 100%
• melanin 73%
• nestlings 69%
• immunity 59%
• testosterone 59%
• gender 41%
• color 39%
• cell-mediated immunity 21%
• gender differences 19%
• rump 11%
• birds 5%
• wild birds 5%
• body condition 4%
• hormones 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• nestling 96%
• melanin 95%
• testosterone 89%
• immunity 82%
• effect 15%
• immune response 13%
• cell 11%
• bird species 10%
• vulnerability 7%
• body condition 6%
• body mass 5%
• hormone 5%
• bird 4%
• cost 2%