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sexual dimorphism in immune response

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on sexual dimorphism in immune response with 25 nodes and 97 connections. Top connected: Potentilla, Veratrum, Parus major, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha.

Definition

Marked differences between sexes in immune response, with males often having smaller spleens and higher testosterone levels linked to immunosuppression

Related Terms (1)

immunocompetence handicap

Publications (1)

student_paper

Patterns of ectoparasite prevalence in the mountain white-crowned sparrow, <i></i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha<i></i>

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Related Concepts (5)

body condition

metric1 shared paper

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theory1 shared paper

ectoparasitism

process1 shared paper

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measurement1 shared paper

resource availability

phenomenon1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

proso millet

1 paper

Potentilla

Rosaceae1 paper

non-native plants

1 paper

Hirundo rustica

Hirundinidae1 paper

Panicum miliaceum

Poaceae1 paper

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Passerellidae1 paper

White-crowned sparrow

1 paper

Barn swallow

1 paper

Veratrum

Melanthiaceae1 paper

Parus major

Paridae1 paper