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Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology
Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1996 · Vol. 11(8) · pp. 317–321
Ben C. Sheldon✉(Uppsala University)Simon Verhulst✉(Uppsala University)
Evolution and Genetic DynamicsAnimal Behavior and ReproductionMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsBiologyNatural selectionEcologyParasitismEvolutionary ecologySelection (genetic algorithm)PopulationSexual selectionFace (sociological concept)Evolutionary biology
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