The ecoimmunology of invasive species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1313-1323

  White, Thomas A ^a,b   Perkins, Sarah E ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecoimmunology; Enemy release hypothesis; Fitness trade offs; Immunity; Immunogenetics; Infection; Invasion; Range expansion

Indexed keywords

ENEMY RELEASE HYPOTHESIS; FITNESS; GENETIC DRIFT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARASITE; PATHOLOGY; RANGE EXPANSION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84869784555     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12012     Document Type: Review

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