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Selection for increased mass-independent maximal metabolic rate suppresses innate but not adaptive immune function
9 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
Both appropriate metabolic rates and sufficient immune function are essential for survival. Consequently, eco-immunologists have hypothesized that animals may experience trade-offs between metabolic rates and immune function. Previous work has focused on how basal metabolic rate (BMR) may trade-off with immune function, but maximal metabolic rate (MMR), the upper limit to aerobic activity, might also trade-off...
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