Adenosine signaling and the energetic costs of induced immunity.

Life history theory predicts that trait evolution should be constrained by competing physiological demands on an organism. Immune defense provides a classic example in which immune responses are presumed to be costly and therefore come at the expense of other traits related to fitness. One strategy...

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Main Author: Brian P Lazzaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4411026?pdf=render