| Summary: | Prenatal androgen exposure modulates cellular and humoral immune function of blackheaded gull chicks Mueller, Wendt; Groothuis, TGG; Kasprzik, A; Dijkstra, C; Alatalo, RV; Siitari, H IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below. Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 2005 Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Mueller, W., Groothuis, TGG., Kasprzik, A., Dijkstra, C., Alatalo, RV., & Siitari, H. (2005). Prenatal androgen exposure modulates cellular and humoral immune function of black-headed gull chicks. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 272(1575), 1971-1977. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005 Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Avian eggs contain considerable amounts of maternal yolk androgens, which have been shown to beneficially influence the physiology and behaviour of the chick. As androgens may suppress immune functions, they may also entail costs for the chick. This is particularly relevant for colonial species, such as the black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), in which the aggregation of large numbers of birds during the breeding season enhances the risk of infectious diseases for the hatching chick. To test the effect of maternal ...
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