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Experimental evolution reveals trade-offs between mating and immunity

Immune system maintenance and upregulation is costly. Sexual selection intensity, which increases male investment into reproductive traits, is expected to create trade-offs with immune function. We assayed phenoloxidase (PO) and lytic activity of individuals from populations of the Indian meal moth,...

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Autores principales: McNamara, Kathryn B., Wedell, Nina, Simmons, Leigh W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23720521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0262