Influence of latent toxoplasmosis on the secondary sex ratio in mice

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1709-1717

  Kankova S ^a   Kodym, P ^b   Frynta, D ^a   Vavrinova R ^a   Kubena A ^a   Flegr, J ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Manipulation hypothesis; Parasite; Secondary sex ratio; Toxoplasma; Trivers Willard hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX RATIO; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PREGNANCY; SEX RATIO; TIME FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34948823828     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182007003253     Document Type: Article

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