Adaptive immune responses are linked to the mating system of arvicoline rodents

American Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-67

  Klein, Sabra L ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Endocrine immune interactions; Humoral immunity; Microtine rodents; Sex differences; Vole

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031887064     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286102     Document Type: Article

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