Covariation between brain size and immunity in birds: implications for brain size evolution.

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Published in J Evol Biol on January 01, 2005

Authors

A P Møller1, J Erritzøe, L Z Garamszegi

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive, CNRS UMR 7103, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris Cedex 05, France. amoller@snv.jussieu.fr

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