Activation of an inflammatory response is context-dependent during early development of the California sea lion

Variations in immune function can arise owing to trade-offs, that is, the allocation of limited resources among costly competing physiological functions. Nevertheless, there is little information regarding the ontogeny of the immune system within an ecological context, and it is still unknown whethe...

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Main Authors: Camila Vera-Massieu, Patrick M. Brock, Carlos Godínez-Reyes, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150108