Energetic reserves, leptin and testosterone: A refinement of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-274

  Alonso Alvarez, C ^a   Bertrand, S ^b   Sorci, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence handicap hypothesis; Leptin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; TESTOSTERONE; LIPID;

BIRD; HORMONE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPID; METABOLISM; PHOSPHATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINCH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FINCHES; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LEPTIN; LIPIDS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 38449085937     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0020     Document Type: Article

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