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Trade-offs between reproductive coloration and innate immunity in a natural population of female sagebrush lizards, Sceloporus graciosus. 雌性山艾蜥自然种群生殖着色与先天免疫之间的权衡。

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The Herpetological Journal Pub Date : 2011-04-01

Mayté Ruiz, Danfeng Wang, Beth A Reinke, Gregory E Demas, Emília P Martins

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