Disease, endocrine-immune interactions, and sexual selection

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1037-1042

  Zuk, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease ecology; Endocrine immune interactions; Red jungle fowl; Sex differences; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; ENDOCRINE-IMMUNE INTERACTION; RED JUNGLE FOWL; SEXUAL SELECTION;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030404802     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265574     Document Type: Article

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