Impact of infection on mate choice

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-170

  Beltran Bech, Sophie ^a   Richard, Freddie Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Host parasite coevolution; Infection avoidance; Mate choice; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COEVOLUTION; EUKARYOTE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PARASITE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 84896827910     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.01.026     Document Type: Article

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