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Immune genotypes, immune responses, and survival in a wild bird population.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2023
Nelson-Flower Martha J, Grieves Leanne A, Reid Jane M, Germain Ryan R, Lazic Savo, Taylor Sabrina S, MacDougall-Shackleton Elizabeth A, Arcese Peter
Abstract excerpt
Individuals vary in their immune genotype, inbreeding coefficient f, immune responses, survival to adulthood, and adult longevity. However, whether immune genes predict survival or longevity, whether such relationships are mediated through immune responses, and how f affects immune genotype remain unclear. We use a wild song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) population in which survival to adulthood, adult longevity,...
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