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Comparative physiology

study of immune defenses as costly traits that trade off against other life-history demands and vary with ecological context.

In comparative physiology, ecological immunology refers to study of immune defenses as costly traits that trade off against other life-history demands and vary with ecological context. This meaning comes from Sheldon (1996) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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Sheldon, B. C., & Verhulst, S. (1996). Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 11(8), 317-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(96)10039-2

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