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Morph-specific genetic and environmental variation in innate and acquired immune response in a color polymorphic raptor.
Oecologia - 1 Aug 2015
Gangoso Laura, Roulin Alexandre, Ducrest Anne-Lyse, Grande Juan Manuel, Figuerola Jordi
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Genetic color polymorphism is widespread in nature. There is an increasing interest in understanding the adaptive value of heritable color variation and trade-off resolution by differently colored individuals. Melanin-based pigmentation is often associated with variation in many different life history traits. These associations have recently been suggested to be the outcome of pleiotropic effects of the...
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