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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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Autores principales: Rohlenová, Karolína, Morand, Serge, Hyršl, Pavel, Tolarová, Soňa, Flajšhans, Martin, Šimková, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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