The impact of host sex on the outcome of co-infection

Abstract Males and females vary in many characteristics that typically underlie how well a host is able to fight infection, such as body-size, immune capacity, or energy availability. Although well studied in the context of sexual signalling, there is now growing recognition that these differences c...

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Main Authors: Olivia Thompson, Stephen A. Y. Gipson, Matthew D. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00835-z