Mortality trajectory analysis reveals the drivers of sex-specific epidemiology in natural wildlife–disease interactions

In animal populations, males are commonly more susceptible to disease-induced mortality than females. However, three competing mechanisms can cause this sex bias: weak males may simultaneously be more prone to exposure to infection and mortality; being ‘male’ may be an imperfect proxy for the underl...

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Autores principales: McDonald, Jennifer L., Smith, Graham C., McDonald, Robbie A., Delahay, Richard J., Hodgson, Dave
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2014
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25056621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0526

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25056621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0526

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