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Correlation between Male Social Status, Testosterone Levels, and Parasitism in a Dimorphic Polygynous Mammal

Life history trade-offs have often been assumed to be the consequence of restrictions in the availability of critical resources such as energy and nutrients, which necessitate the differential allocation of resources to costly traits. Here, we examined endocrine (testosterone) and health (parasite b...

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Autores principales: Negro, Sandra S., Caudron, Abigail K., Dubois, Michel, Delahaut, Philippe, Gemmell, Neil J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20856933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012507