Geographic variation in the immunoglobulin levels in pygoscelid penguins

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Merino, Santiago, Benzal, Jesús, Barbosa, Andrés, Martínez, Javier, García-Fraile, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2007
• Subjects: Penguins; Immunoglobulin; Antarctic; Avian Island; King George Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis antarctica; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/8859; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0175-9

Antarctic organisms, including penguins, are susceptible to parasites and pathogens. Effects of infestation could differ in different locations along a geographical gradient from north to south consistent with conditions that affect the prevalence and virulence of parasites and pathogens. The immune...