Chronic parasitic infection alters reproductive output in deer mice

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1351-1358

  Schwanz, Lisa E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Life history trade offs; Maternal investment; Phenotypic plasticity; Schistosome; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITISM; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RODENT; SEX RATIO; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RODENTIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMATIUM DOUTHITTI; TREMATODA;

EID: 43749112948     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0563-y     Document Type: Article

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