Density-dependent prophylaxis and condition-dependent immune function in Lepidopteran larvae: a multivariate approach
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Density-dependent prophylaxis and condition-dependent immune function in Lepidopteran larvae: a multivariate approach
1. The risk of parasitism and infectious disease is expected to increase with population density as a consequence of positive density-dependent transmission rates. Therefore, species that encounter large fluctuations in population density are predicted to exhibit plasticity in their immune system, such that investment in costly immune defences is adjusted to match the probability of exposure to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Ecology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0021-8790,1365-2656
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00806.x