Modelling the Efficacy of Febrile Heating in Infected Endotherms

Fever is a response to infection characterised by an increase in body temperature. The adaptive value of this body temperature increase for endotherms is unclear, given the relatively small absolute temperature increases associated with endotherm fever, its substantial metabolic costs, and the plaus...

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Main Authors: Gregory Lewis, Michael B. Bonsall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.717822/full