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Maternal body size influences offspring immune configuration in an oviparous snake

Like most ectothermic vertebrates, keelback snakes (Tropidonophis mairii) do not exhibit parental care. Thus, offspring must possess an immune system capable of dealing with challenges such as pathogens, without assistance from an attendant parent. We know very little about immune system characteris...

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Autores principales: Brown, Gregory P., Shine, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27069670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160041