Pathogen avoidance within an integrated immune system: Multiple components with distinct costs and benefits

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 226-234

  Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Grebe, Nicholas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit models; Immune function; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964331056     PISSN: 23302925     EISSN: 23302933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000023     Document Type: Article

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