Predator threat, copulation effort and immunity in male rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-16

  Horak P ^a   Tummeleht, L ^a   Talvik, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Cost of copulation; Immunosuppression; Predation risk; Rattus norvegicus; Toxocara canis

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PREDATION RISK; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 33645455090     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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