Selection for increased mass-independent maximal metabolic rate suppresses innate but not adaptive immune function

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1754, 2013, Pages

  Downs, Cynthia J ^a   Brown, Jessi L ^a   Wone, Bernard ^a   Donovan, Edward R ^a   Hunter, Kenneth ^b   Hayes, Jack P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Artificial selection experiment; Basal metabolic rate; Eco immunology; Immune function; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPID; METABOLISM; NATURAL SELECTION; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84872253859     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2636     Document Type: Article

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