Sex differences in parasitic infections among arthropod hosts: Is there a male bias?

Oikos

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 327-334

  Sheridan, Letitia A D ^a   Poulin, Robert ^a   Ward, Darren F ^b   Zuk, Marlene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ENDOCRINOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITE INFESTATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033996823     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.880211.x     Document Type: Article

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