Immunocompetence: A neglected life history trait or conspicuous red herring?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 170-172

  Owens, I P F ^a   Wilson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POPULATION;

EID: 0032935811     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01580-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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