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A further cost for the sicker sex? Evidence for male‐biased parasite‐induced vulnerability to predation
Males are typically the sicker sex. Data from multiple taxa indicate that they are more likely to be infected with parasites, and are less “tolerant,” or less able to mitigate the fitness costs of a given infection, than females. One cost of infection for many animals is an increased probability of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797162/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27066240 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2049 |