Androgens and immune function in male alternative reproductive morphotypes of the peacock blenny salaria pavo

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 555-565

  Ros, Albert F H ^a   Oliveira, Rui F ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BODY SIZE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATE ATTRACTION; MORPHOTYPE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPAWNING; TELEOST;

SALARIA PAVO; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 65649110891     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01636.x     Document Type: Article

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