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Are fish immune systems really affected by parasites? an immunoecological study of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
BACKGROUND: The basic function of the immune system is to protect an organism against infection in order to minimize the fitness costs of being infected. According to life-history theory, energy resources are in a trade-off between the costly demands of immunity and other physiological demands. Conc...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155493/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21708010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-120 |