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Publikováno v:
Ecology letters. 13(9)
Social immune systems comprise immune defences mounted by individuals for the benefit of others (sensuCotterKilner 2010a). Just as with other forms of immunity, mounting a social immune response is expected to be costly but so far these fitness costs
Publikováno v:
Journal of evolutionary biology. 17(2)
Theory predicts that natural selection will erode additive genetic variation in fitness-related traits. However, numerous studies have found considerable heritable variation in traits related to immune function, which should be closely linked to fitn