Bateman's principle and immunity: Phenotypically plastic reproductive strategies predict changes in immunological sex differences

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1510-1517.

  McKean, Kurt A ^a   Nunney, Leonard ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Immune function; Life history; Phenotypic plasticity; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 23244446047     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1554/04-657     Document Type: Article

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