Natural selection in bats with historical exposure to white-nose syndrome

Natural selection in bats with historical exposure to white-nose syndrome

Abstract Background Hibernation allows animals to survive periods of resource scarcity by reducing their energy expenditure through decreased metabolism. However, hibernators become susceptible to psychrophilic pathogens if they cannot mount an efficient immune response to infection. While Nearctic...

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Main Authors: Markéta Harazim, Ivan Horáček, Lucie Jakešová, Kristína Luermann, Jiří C. Moravec, Shannon Morgan, Jiri Pikula, Petr Sosík, Zuzana Vavrušová, Alexandra Zahradníková, Jan Zukal, Natália Martínková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Zoology
Subjects:
Skin
Fungal infection
Wound healing
Immunity
Gene evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40850-018-0035-4

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