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Immunological Sex Differences in Socially Promiscuous African Ground Squirrels

Differences in how males and females respond to foreign antigens are common across taxa. Such sexual differences in the immune system are predicted to be greater in species with high promiscuity and sociality as these factors increase the likelihood of disease transmission. Intense sperm competition...

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Autores principales: Manjerovic, Mary Beth, Waterman, Jane M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3371048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22715391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038524