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Can Neglected Tropical Diseases Compromise Human Wellbeing in Sex-, Age-, and Trait-Specific Ways?

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Apr 2016

Geary David C

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Traits that facilitate competition for reproductive resources or that influence mate choice have evolved to signal resilience to infectious disease and other stressors. As a result, the dynamics of competition and choice can, in theory, be used to generate predictions about sex-, age-, and trait-specific vulnerabilities for any sexually reproducing species, including humans. These dynamics and associated...

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PMID: 27077746
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004489
PMCID: PMC4831682

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