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Sex-biased immunity is driven by relative differences in reproductive investment.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Sept 2014

Vincent Crystal M, Gwynne Darryl T

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Sex differences in immunity are often observed, with males generally having a weaker immune system than females. However, recent data in a sex-role-reversed species in which females compete to mate with males suggest that sexually competitive females have a weaker immune response. These findings support the hypothesis that sexual dimorphism in immunity has evolved in response to sex-specific fitness returns of...

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PMID: 25030981
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0333
PMCID: PMC4123694

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