Seasonal patterns of hormones, macroparasites, and microparasites in wild African ungulates: the interplay among stress, reproduction, and disease.
Sex hormones, reproductive status, and pathogen load all affect stress. Together with stress, these factors can modulate the immune system and affect disease incidence. Thus, it is important to concurrently measure these factors, along with their seasonal fluctuations, to better understand their com...
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Materyal Türü: | Makale |
Dil: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Seri Bilgileri: | PLoS ONE |
Online Erişim: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398380?pdf=render |