FIGURE 1.

Timeline of white ibis nestling sample collection and the relevant assays samples were used for. Experimental Day 0 represents the day white bread was introduced into the diet, and seafood content was significantly reduced for 10 of the nestlings. In addition to these measures, body condition was also measured on experimental days −7 and 30 (before and after the experimental diets were implemented). Carbon clearance was the measure of phagocytic activity in blood samples collected from the nestlings. PHA, phytohemagglutinin