Effects of immune challenge on expression of life-history and immune trait expression in sexually reproducing metazoans—a meta-analysis
Abstract Background Life-history theory predicts a trade-off between investment into immune defence and other fitness-related traits. Accordingly, individuals are expected to upregulate their immune response when subjected to immune challenge. However, this is predicted to come at the expense of inv...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-020-00856-7 |