Social status and resistance to disease in house mice (Mus musculus): Status-related modulation of hormonal responses in relation to immunity costs in different social and physical environments

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-84

  Barnard, C J ^a   Behnke, J M ^a   Sewell, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUS MUSCULUS; BABESIA MICROTI;

BLOOD PARASITE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HORMONAL RESPONSE; HOUSE MOUSE; IMMUNE FUNCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029668181     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01104.x     Document Type: Article

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