Immune activation reduces sperm quality in the great tit.
Mounting an immune response against pathogens incurs costs to organisms by its effects on important life-history traits, such as reproductive investment and survival. As shown recently, immune activation produces large amounts of reactive species and is suggested to induce oxidative stress. Sperm ar...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/77da11270f924f2e9217cccf6288d441 |
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