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Genetic covariance between indices of body condition and immunocompetence in a passerine bird

BACKGROUND: Condition-dependence is a ubiquitous feature of animal life histories and has important implications for both natural and sexual selection. Mate choice, for instance, is typically based on condition-dependent signals. Theory predicts that one reason why condition-dependent signals may be...

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Autores principales: Gleeson, Deborah J, Blows, Mark W, Owens, Ian PF
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1298291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16274488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-5-61