Journal article
A comparative study of an innate immune response in Lamprologine cichlid fishes
Abstract
Social interactions facilitate pathogen transmission and increase virulence. Therefore, species that live in social groups are predicted to suffer a higher pathogen burden, to invest more heavily in immune defence against pathogens, or both. However, there are few empirical tests of whether social species indeed invest more heavily in immune defence than non-social species. In the current study, we conducted a phylogenetically controlled …
Authors
O’Connor CM; Reddon AR; Marsh-Rollo SE; Hellmann JK; Ligocki IY; Hamilton IM; Balshine S
Journal
The Science of Nature, Vol. 101, No. 10, pp. 839–849
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
10 2014
DOI
10.1007/s00114-014-1225-8
ISSN
0028-1042