Body mass and sex-biased parasitism in wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1099-1104

  Harrison, A ^a   Scantlebury, M ^a   Montgomery, W I ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RODENT; TICK; TRADE-OFF;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77954602898     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.18072.x     Document Type: Article

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