Spleen size, disease risk and sexual selection: A comparative study in primates

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-107

  Nunn, Charles L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Disease risk; Immune system; Phylogeny; Primates; Sexual selection; Spleen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013351423     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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