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Sex-biased avian host use by arbovirus vectors

Prevalence of arthropod-borne parasites often differs drastically between host sexes. This sex-related disparity may be related to physiological (primarily hormonal) differences that facilitate or suppress replication of the pathogen in host tissues. Alternately, differences in pathogen prevalence b...

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Autores principales: Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D., Bingham, Andrea M., Unnasch, Thomas R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140262