Functionally opposing effects of testosterone on two different types of parasite: implications for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis
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Matthew J. Fuxjager, Johannes Foufopoulos, Ramon Diaz-Uriarte and Catherine A. Marler Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 210 N Mills St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA; School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan, 440 Church St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA; and Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1202 W Johnson St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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