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Age-dependent induction of immunity and subsequent survival costs in males and females of a temperate damselfly

BACKGROUND: To understand variation in resistance to parasites within host populations, researchers have examined conditions under which immunity is induced and/or is costly. Both host sex and age have been found to influence immune expression and subsequently are likely factors influencing the cost...

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Autores principales: Robb, Tonia, Forbes, Mark R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1637096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17090312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-6-15