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Bigger is better: changes in body size explain a maternal effect of food on offspring disease resistance
Maternal effects triggered by changes in the environment (e.g., nutrition or crowding) can influence the outcome of offspring–parasite interactions, with fitness consequences for the host and parasite. Outside of the classic example of antibody transfer in vertebrates, proximate mechanisms have been...
Autores principales: | Garbutt, Jennie S., Little, Tom J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330872/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28261452 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2709 |
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