Testing the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis: A review of the evidence

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Animal Behaviour

• Publication date

  2004-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ANBEHAV.2004.05.001
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