Sexual dimorphism in immune defense

American Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 605-619

  Moller A P ^a   Sorci, G ^a   Erritzoe J ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Taps Old Rectory ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birds; Bursa of Fabricius; Parasitism; Sexual selection; Spleen

Indexed keywords

BIRD; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITISM; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AVES; FABRICIUS;

EID: 0031667809     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286193     Document Type: Article

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