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Schedule and magnitude of reproductive investment under immune trade-offs explains sex differences in immunity
Sex differences in immunity are found in many species. Known immune mechanisms in birds and mammals suggest that pathogen detection may be amplified in females, whereas in males, pathogen killing is amplified. We show that these immunological profiles emerge as distinct peaks on a fitness landscape...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348963 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06793-y |