Prenatal exposure to testosterone increases ectoparasite susceptibility in the common lizard (Lacerta vivipara)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1526, 2003, Pages 1867-1870

  Uller, Tobias ^a   Olsson, Mats ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence; Maternal effects; Testosterone; Yolk

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

EGG; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIZARD; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARASITE RESISTANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; EGG; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LACERTA VIVIPARA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIZARD; MATING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REPTILE;

ACARI; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; LACERTA; LACERTA VIVIPARA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 0041832365     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2451     Document Type: Article

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