Evidence of larger impact of parasites on hosts in the tropics: Investment in immune function within and outside the tropics

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-270

  Møller, Anders P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-PARASITE DEFENCE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE FUNCTION; TROPICS;

AVES;

EID: 0031868820     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546966     Document Type: Article

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