| Mating and immunity in invertebrates. | |
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PMID: 17028056 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Mating and immunity are intimately linked to fitness. In both vertebrates and invertebrates, recent investigations into mate choice for immunity, tradeoffs between reproduction and immunity, and the relationships between post-mating processes and immune function have revealed that mating and immunity are also intimately linked to each other. Here, we focus on invertebrates and critically examine the evidence that immunity is under sexual selection, both pre- and post-mating, and explore other hypotheses linking mating and immunity. We find little evidence for a consensus regarding which theories best account for the accumulating empirical data. However, we suggest that progress can quickly be made by exploiting the intrinsic strengths of invertebrate model systems. |
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Authors:
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Mara K N Lawniczak; Andrew I Barnes; Jon R Linklater; James M Boone; Stuart Wigby; Tracey Chapman |
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2006-10-06 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Trends in ecology & evolution Volume: 22 ISSN: 0169-5347 ISO Abbreviation: Trends Ecol. Evol. (Amst.) Publication Date: 2007 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-12-25 Completed Date: 2007-04-16 Revised Date: 2011-05-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8805125 Medline TA: Trends Ecol Evol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 48-55 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. marakat@ucl.ac.uk |
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Animals Arthropods / immunology*, physiology Reproduction / immunology Selection, Genetic Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology* |
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