Trade-offs between the reproductive and immune systems: Facultative responses to resources or obligate responses to reproduction?

American Naturalist

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-89

  French, Susannah S ^a   DeNardo, Dale F ^a   Moore, Michael C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Immunity; Resources; Sex steroids; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; FITNESS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LIZARD; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENESIS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; LIZARDS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENESIS; WOUND HEALING;

SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS; UROSAURUS ORNATUS;

EID: 34250852819     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518569     Document Type: Article

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