Reproduction compromises adaptive immunity in a cyprinid fish
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DOI: 10.1007/s11284-017-1467-y
Abstract: Vertebrates differ in their ability to mount an adaptive immune response to novel antigens. Bioenergetic resources available to an organism are finite; investment in reproduction compromises immune function and may therefore affect critical life history… read more here.
Keywords: reproduction; response; cyprinid fish; reproduction compromises ... See more keywords