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Ornaments indicate parasite load only if they are dynamic or parasites are contagious

Choosing to mate with an infected partner has several potential fitness costs, including disease transmission and infection-induced reductions in fecundity and parental care. By instead choosing a mate with no, or few, parasites, animals avoid these costs and may also obtain resistance genes for off...

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Autores principales: Dougherty, Liam R, Rovenolt, Faith, Luyet, Alexia, Jokela, Jukka, Stephenson, Jessica F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10210455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37251584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrad017