Parasitism, host immune function, and sexual selection

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-20

  Moller A P ^a   Christe, P ^a,b   Lux, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Institut d'Ecologie   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0033102558     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392949     Document Type: Article

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