Parental investment matters for maternal and offspring immune defense in the mouthbrooding cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni

Parental investment matters for maternal and offspring immune defense in the mouthbrooding cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni

Abstract Background Parental care, while increasing parental fitness through offspring survival, also bears cost to the care-giving parent. Consequentially, trade offs between parental care and other vitally important traits, such as the immune system seem evident. In co-occurring phases of parental...

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Main Authors: Isabel S. Keller, Walter Salzburger, Olivia Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Parental care
Sexual dimorphism
Trans-generational immune priming
Immune system
Teleosts
Phenotypic plasticity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1109-6

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