ACKWOLEDGEMENTS
We thank Joy Akpanta, Bright Serworno, Joseph Izang, Abdulai Dauda,
Dickson Matthew who helped in trapping birds. Dr. Jacinta Abalaka, Joy
Akpanta, and Bright helped during blood sampling and morphometric
measurements. John Nnebechukwu helped in feeding birds during the
experiment. We also acknowledge the intellectual support of Dr. Sam T.
Ivande. The APLORI Ethics Committee approved the experimental protocols
followed in accordance with the laws guiding the use of animals in
experimental studies in Nigeria. This project was funded by a master’s
scholarship awarded to OGS by the Leventis Foundation Scholarship. TCO
was supported by the International Foundation for Science grant
(B-5724-2). CJN was supported by the Carnegie Developing Emerging
Academic Leaders Junior Research Fellowship at the FitzPatrick Institute
of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, South Africa. This is
contribution no XXX from the A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research
Institute Jos, Nigeria.