Sex differences in susceptibility to infection: An evolutionary perspective

Sex Hormones and Immunity to Infection

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-17

  Zuk, Marlene ^a   Stoehr, Andrew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84857483984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02155-8_1     Document Type: Chapter

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