Immunosenescence in a captive semelparous marsupial, the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)
Abstract Background The red-tailed phascogale is a ‘Near Threatened’ dasyurid marsupial. Males are semelparous and die off shortly after the breeding season in the wild due to a stress-related syndrome, which has many physiological and immunological repercussions. In captivity, males survive for mor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40850-018-0036-3 |