Elevated Immune Gene Expression Is Associated with Poor Reproductive Success of Urban Blue Tits
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1 Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, United Kingdom, 2 Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 3 Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands, 4 Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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