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Immune Phenotype and Body Condition in Roe Deer: Individuals with High Body Condition Have Different, Not Stronger Immunity

An efficient immunity is necessary for host survival, but entails energetic costs. When energy is limited, immunocompetence and body condition should co-vary positively among individuals and, depending on body condition, individuals should allocate more either in innate immunity or in adaptive respo...

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Autores principales: Gilot-Fromont, Emmanuelle, Jégo, Maël, Bonenfant, Christophe, Gibert, Philippe, Rannou, Benoit, Klein, François, Gaillard, Jean-Michel
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/PMC3446913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045576