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Parental investment matters for maternal and offspring immune defense in the mouthbrooding cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni
BACKGROUND: Parental care, while increasing parental fitness through offspring survival, also bears cost to the care-giving parent. Consequentially, trade offs between parental care and other vitally important traits, such as the immune system seem evident. In co-occurring phases of parental care an...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29262789 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1109-6 |