Environmental variability affects optimal trade‐offs in ecological immunology
Abstract The costs of mounting and maintaining an immune response lead to trade‐offs with investment in (or maintenance of) other organ systems or functions such as reproduction, as has been observed in several taxa, including birds, insects, and mammals. Given these trade‐offs, optimal strategies c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3654 |