On sexual dimorphism in immune function

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1513, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Nunn, Charles L ^a,b,c   Lindenfors, Patrik ^d   Pursall, E Rhiannon ^e   Rolff, Jens ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bateman's principle; Comparative analysis; Handicap; Immunocompetence; Insects; Mammals

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY; MAMMAL; META-ANALYSIS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONGEVITY; MALE; MAMMAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INSECTS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONGEVITY; MALE; MAMMALS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 58249084388     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0148     Document Type: Article

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