Lipid reserves and immune defense in healthy and diseased migrating monarchs Danaus plexippus
Recent studies suggest that the energetic demands of long-distance migration might lower the pool of resources available for costly immune defenses. Moreover, migration could amplify the costs of parasitism if animals suffering from parasite-induced damage or depleted energy reserves are less able t...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Current Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12233 |