Immunocompetence and high metabolic rates enhance overwinter survival in the root vole, Microtus oeconomus
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Immunocompetence and high metabolic rates enhance overwinter survival in the root vole, Microtus oeconomus.
Despite its presumed significance, the association between immune defence, energy expenditures and overwinter survival is rarely studied. We analysed individual variation in immunocompetence quantified as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (N/L), total white blood cells (WBC) and natural antibody levels, along with resting (RMR) and peak metabolic rates (PMR) and mortality during three consecutive ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0684