Body reserves influence allocation to immune responses in capital breeding female northern elephant seals
Abstract
Mounting an immune response requires substantial energy. Ecological immunology theory predicts allocation trade‐offs between reproductive effort and immune responses under conditions of energy limitation. Little is known about the impact of capital breeding strategies on energy allocation to immune function in mammals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 20, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1111/1365-2435.12504
Entities
People
- Daniel E Crocker
- Daniel P. Costa
- Hannah E. Peck
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Sonoma State University
- University of California, Santa Cruz