Natural selection drives the link between male immune function and reproductive potential

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1012-1014

  Fedorka, Kenneth M ^a,c   Zuk, Marlene ^a   Mousseau, Timothy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY;

COPULATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

BIODIVERSITY;

COPULATION; CRICKET; HONEST SIGNALING; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATING BEHAVIOR; NUPTIAL GIFT;

ALLONEMOBIUS SOCIUS; NEMOBIINAE;

EID: 27744580647     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-095     Document Type: Article

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