Elevated spring testosterone increases parasite intensity in male red grouse
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Franc xois Mougeot, Stephen M. Redpath, and Stuart B. Piertney Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Hill of Brathens, Banchory, AB31 4BW, Scotland, UK, Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Cinegeticos (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain, and Natural Environment Research Council Molecular Genetics in Ecology Initiative, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK
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تاریخ انتشار 2005