Immunological change in a parasite-impoverished environment: divergent signals from four island taxa.
Dramatic declines of native Hawaiian avifauna due to the human-mediated emergence of avian malaria and pox prompted an examination of whether island taxa share a common altered immunological signature, potentially driven by reduced genetic diversity and reduced exposure to parasites. We tested this...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-09-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000896 |