Sex, parasites and resistance - An evolutionary approach

Zoology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-339

  Kurtz, Joachim ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Host parasite co evolution; Immunity; Inbreeding; MHC; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; COPEPODA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345769004     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-2006-00126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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