Macroevolutionary immunology: A role for immunity in the diversification of animal life

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue MAR, 2012, Pages

  Loker, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Evolutionary immunology; Host shifting; Host parasite interactions; Immunology; Macroevolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871157581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00025     Document Type: Review

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