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Amphibians with infectious disease increase their reproductive effort: evidence for the terminal investment hypothesis

Mounting an immune response to fight disease is costly for an organism and can reduce investment in another life-history trait, such as reproduction. The terminal investment hypothesis predicts that an organism will increase reproductive effort when threatened by disease. The reproductive fitness of...

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Autores principales: Brannelly, Laura A., Webb, Rebecca, Skerratt, Lee F., Berger, Lee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27358291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.150251