Pleiotropy promotes the evolution of inducible immune responses in a model of host-pathogen coevolution.

Components of immune systems face significant selective pressure to efficiently use organismal resources, mitigate infection, and resist parasitic manipulation. A theoretically optimal immune defense balances investment in constitutive and inducible immune components depending on the kinds of parasi...

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Main Authors: Reese A Martin, Ann T Tate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010445