Is avian humoral immunocompetence suppressed by testosterone?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 167-175

  Hasselquist, Dennis ^a,d   Marsh, James A ^b   Sherman, Paul W ^a   Wingfield, John C ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ELISA; Immunocompetence; Immunosuppression; Red winged blackbird; Sexual Selection; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032903450     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050550     Document Type: Article

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