José Martín better cell - mediated immune response Female Iberian wall lizards prefer male scents that signal a
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, 404-406 1 2005 Biol. Lett. Pilar López and José Martín better cell-mediated immune response Female Iberian wall lizards prefer male scents that signal a References http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/1/4/404.full.html#related-urls Article cited in: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/1/4/404.full.html#ref-list-1 This article cites 19 articles, 5 of which can be accessed free Email alerting service here right-hand corner of the article or click Receive free email alerts when new articles cite this article sign up in the box at the top
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